A man was shot dead as two groups locked in a gun battle at Geneva camp in Mohammadpur on Wednesday night.

The deceased, Shahnewaz, 37, is a restaurant worker.

Police and the deceased's sister Nasrin Begum said Shahnewaz suffered bullet injuries around 11:00pm in front of Jalal Decorator Shop on Humayun Road as he was returning to Geneva Camp from his workplace.

He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead around 11:45pm, she added.

Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said the body has been sent to the morgue for autopsy.

BDST: 1155 HRS, OCT 17, 2024
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