In Sonaimuri, Noakhali, miscreants wearing black clothes and helmets shot at an elderly man named Jamal Uddin (60) who was sitting at a tea shop. He was shot in the left leg and thigh. He is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.

The incident took place at Salauddin's tea shop in the Battali area of Ghoshkamta village in Ward No. 1 of Nateshwar Union of the upazila around 10:30 pm on Saturday (October 24).

The gunshot victim, Jamal Uddin, is the son of the deceased Sakhaet Ulya of the Miji family in the same village.

According to police and local sources, Jamal Uddin was once abroad. A few years ago, he put up posters in the area as a potential chairman candidate for Nateshwar Union Parishad. Currently, several of his sons are abroad. On Saturday night, he was sitting at Salauddin's tea shop in Battali area near his house. At that time, two men wearing black clothes and helmets came in front of the shop on a motorcycle and opened fire on him. He was shot in the left leg and thigh. He was later rescued and admitted to the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital.

The hospital' RMO Dr. Rajib Ahmed Chowdhury said that Jamal Uddin was admitted to the hospital around midnight after being shot. He has bullet injuries on his left leg and thigh. He is currently undergoing treatment and is out of danger.

Sonaimuri Police Station OC Md. Kabir Hossain said, "The police visited the scene after receiving the information. The old man was sitting in a shop. At that time, two people suddenly came and shot at him. However, the reason for shooting him is not yet known."