Miscreants shoot pro-BNP KCC councillor candidate

KHULNA, May 6 (UNB): Some unidentified miscreants opened fire on a BNP-backed councillor aspirant for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election at Jamuna Road in Khlishpur on Saturday night.

Three miscreants riding a motorcycle fired two rounds of bullets and hurled three handmade bombs on word no 7 councillor aspirant Sultan Mahmud Pintu and his people around 10 pm, said Sardar Mosharraf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Khalishpur Police Station.

However, Sultan Mahmud remained unhurt fortunately, he said.

Police were trying to spot the offenders, he added. The KCC election is scheduled to be held on May 15.