A minor girl was shot dead and her grandmother was wounded by a gang of robbers during robbery at a residence in the Charandwip area of Boalkhali upazila in Chittagong early yesterday.
The deceased, Shamima Aktar, 5, received bullet wounds to her head and hands while her grandmother, Fatema Begum, 55, was also shot while she had her granddaughter on her lap, said police sources.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Tariqul Islam of Patiya circle in Chittagong told the Dhaka Tribune that a group of bandits numbering seven to eight had swooped in the house of Haji Ismail Khan in the Pathanpara area under Charandwip union around 2:30am and held the family hostage at gunpoint.
Meanwhile, the robbers fired shots at Shamima and Fatema when they were obstructed by the family members from robbing them, said the ASP, adding that the robbers had looted Tk5,000 and two tolas of gold ornaments from the house.
Shamima was killed on the spot and her dead body was sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue for an autopsy while Fatema was admitted to the CMCH.
A case was lodged with Boalkhali police station in this regard. But No one has been apprehended in this connection, the ASP said.