6-year-old child injured in shooting amid local feud in Lakshmipur

Assailants have shot and wounded a 6-year-old child during an attack on a home in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila.

The child, Abida Sultana, was shot in the lower abdomen.

According to police and witnesses, a group of assailants stormed the residence of Ahid Hossain, the child’s uncle, at Kashipur Kachari Bari of Basikpur Union around 7:30pm on Tuesday.

Abida, the daughter of Ibrahim Hossain and Amena Begum, was rushed to Sadar Hospital, where doctors gave her first aid before transferring her to Dhaka for advanced care, locals said.

Ahid, a professional driver from Dhaka, had returned to his hometown on the eve of Eid, locals recounted.

His arrival reportedly provoked a confrontation with a local group led by a man identified as Yusuf.

Bystanders alleged that Yusuf and his followers demanded that Ahid vacate the residence, and when he refused, they launched an armed assault.

During the shooting, Abida, who had been playing nearby, was struck in the stomach.

The attackers fled the scene, and Ahid also left the house in the aftermath of the violence.

Despite bringing his injured daughter to the hospital, Ibrahim declined to comment on the incident, according to local reports.

Dr Pijush Chandra Das, an on-duty physician at Sadar Hospital, confirmed the nature of the injury.

“The child was brought in with a gunshot wound to the stomach, showing signs of both entry and exit,” he said.

Belayet Hossain, an investigative officer at Chandraganj, said police had been dispatched to the scene following reports of the attack.

He, however, could not provide details of the attack.