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Ansar Guard Shot Dead Inside Mymensingh Factory as Colleague Is Arrested

Police are examining whether the government‑issued weapon fired accidentally, a case that has intensified concern over recent killings of Hindu men.

Overview

  • Victim Bajendra Biswas was shot inside Sultana Sweaters Limited in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, during duty hours on Monday evening.
  • Police arrested fellow Ansar member Noman Mia and seized the shotgun, with the body sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
  • An eyewitness from the Ansar unit said the accused pressed the shotgun to Biswas’s thigh, asked “Shall I shoot?” and then fired.
  • Both men were on assignment with the Bangladesh Ansar force at the factory, where about 20 Ansar personnel were posted.
  • The killing is reported as the third death of a Hindu man in roughly two weeks in Bangladesh, drawing condemnation from India’s External Affairs Ministry and calls for swift justice.