2 injured in gang war

Two persons sustained bullet injuries in back-to-back clashes between two groups at Entally area of the city this afternoon leading to the deployment of a big police picket including RAF in the area.
The first incident happened at around 1.30 PM when over ten motorbike-borne men came near an under-construction apartment at Bibirbagan area and attacked a person named Shiekh Aslam, a senior police officer said.
As they opened fire, two bullets hit Aslam's left leg, the officer said adding a few bombs were also hurled by the bike-borne gang at another gang, who on hearing the sound of firing, rushed to the place.

While fleeing, the attackers left behind one of three bikes which was put on fire by locals, who also demonstrated when policemen from nearby Entally and Beniapukur police stations reached the spot.
Within an hour, the attackers' rival gang, allegedly controlled by injured Aslam, tried to shoot one Samshad Ali when he was fetching water from a pond in Motijheel area, a mere 200 metre away from the Bibibagan spot.
Both Ali, who sustained bullet injury in his left shoulder, and Aslam were being treated at the N R S Hospital and police stated condition of both of them were "stable".

The anti-rowdy section (ARS) of Kolkata Police and Entally Police Station have jointly started a probe into the incident which they described as a clash between groups involved in construction business in the city.

According to them all the persons including Aslam, Ali and one of the alleged attackers Niwajuddin, have "serious" criminal antecedents.
The gangsters are allegedly involved in a racket selling a single flat to different customers, the police officer said.
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Meanwhile, in a joint operation the Anti-Rowdy Squad and Entally police station teams arrested one person from the locality late at night, a senior police officer said.

The accused Sukhen, in his late 30s, was arrested from house in the joint operation by two city police wings.
"Most of the people involved in the clash have past criminal records. Their whereabouts are recorded in local police stations and they will be nabbed," the IPS officer said.