A laguna driver was stabbed to death and another was injured in Dhaka’s Rampura by alleged extortionists on Tuesday night, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Hasan, 22, and injured Nurul Alam, 23. Both were Laguna drivers.
Injured Nurul said around 10:15 pm he and Hasan were operating their vehicles on Rampura-Banasree and Khilgaon-Madartek routes.
He said some boys in the area, including one Emon and his associates attempted to collect money from drivers at the leguna stand in Banasree, Rampura Bridge. When Hasan and Nurul tried to resist, they stabbed both of them and fled.
Later, they were taken to the Emergency Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Hasan dead.
According to Dhaka Medical Police Camp In-Charge Inspector Md Farooq, the body of Hasan has been sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Investigations are ongoing to get details, he added.
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