, July 27 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday claimed to have unravelled the motive behind the fatal shooting of Jubo Dal activist Md Yusuf in Dhaka's Kafrul, saying four hitmen were hired for Tk 25 lakh to assassinate a local Jubo Dal leader but they ended up killing Yusuf during a confrontation after being challenged by locals.

Addressing a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre, Additional Commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Shafiqul Islam said the July 24 shooting was the result of a failed contract killing targeting Kafrul Thana Jubo Dal Member Secretary Hafizul Islam Babu.

He said the attackers had travelled from Magura and Jhenaidah to carry out the planned assassination.

However, during the operati...