The security guard said that the shopkeepers chased Mintu and his accomplices as they were outnumbered, but Mintu, fearing for his life, started firing indiscriminately to clear the escape route.
The van puller and driver were shot at that point.
Police arrested Mintoo at the nearby Gloria Jean’s Coffee Shop, where he had taken refuge when chased by shoplifters.
Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner of DMP’s Gulshan zone, said later in the evening that a pistol, 16 rounds of bullets and four magazines were recovered from Mintoo.
“Arif, an expatriate in Oman, refused to pay his transaction dues of Tk 75,000. That’s when the situation escalated and he called his brother-in-law Monir, who reached the spot along with Mintu, a leader of the Swachh Sebak League, who fired at least seven to eight rounds during the scuffle.
