Youth killed in Jessore turf war

Police have recovered the body of a youth from Keshabpur upazila after two rival groups reportedly engaged in a gunfight for dominance. The deceased is yet to be identified. Keshabpur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Anwar Hossain said the gunfight took place in Mangalkot Kedarpur on early Friday. Both gangs fled the scene before police had arrived. “We went to the spot acting on a tip-off about the gunfight and found a youth shot in the head lying there,” he said. Police rushed him to the local heath complex, where the doctors pronounced him dead. It is unclear which group the youth belonged to. The body has been sent to Jessore General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.