Gaibandha: An 8-year-old boy was shot by local lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton at Gopalcharan village in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibanda early on Friday.

The victim, Sourav, is the son of Sazu Mia of the village.

Local people said stray bullets from the pistol of local lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton struck Sourav when Liton was going to his Bamondanga village home driving his own car at about 5:00am, leaving the boy injured.

Later, the boy was taken to Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex and then shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

The Sundarganj police said the reason behind how the boy sustained bullet injuries could not be known immediately.

Contacted, Manjurul Islam Liton said he did not shot any human being.