2 injured in shooting inside Khulna mosque during Fajr prayers

Two devotees were injured as armed assailants
opened fire inside a mosque during Fajr prayers in Khulna city today (14 June).
The incident took place at the West Zone Power
Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) Jame Masjid on the BL College Road in the
Daulatpur area of the city.
The injured were identified as Lokman Hakim, 55,
son of the late Jabbar, and Alam Sheikh, 56, son of the late Abdul Khaleque of
Uttar Kashipur under Khalishpur Police Station.
According to witnesses, several armed attackers
suddenly entered the mosque and opened fire, targeting Lokman Hakim when he,
along with other devotees, was offering Fajr prayers.
The incident also left Alam Sheikh, who was
offering prayers by Loman Hakim. The attackers fled the scene immediately after
the shooting.
Hearing the gunfire, fellow devotees and local
residents, who rushed to the mosque, rescued the injured and took them to
Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Hospital sources said Lokman Hakim was referred
to Dhaka for advanced treatment as his condition was described as critical.
Senior police officials visited the scene soon
after the incident and collected evidence.
Assistant Commissioner (Daulatpur Zone) of
Khulna Metropolitan Police, Md Shafiqul Islam, said an investigation is
underway to determine the motive behind the attack and identify the
perpetrators.
Additional police personnel have been deployed
in the area, and the situation remained under control, he said.
The attack inside a mosque triggered panic and
outrage among devotees and local residents.
They condemned the incident and demanded the
arrest of those responsible.















