Attackers mercilessly beat up and kicked Sadarghat thana Jubo Dal Joint Convener Harunur Rashid Chowdhury in the face after he was shot in Chittagong on Sunday, according to footage shown on TV channels yesterday.

The clip shows blood-stained Harun lying on the ground while a group of five to six youths beating him up with an iron rod and other objects and kicking him.

Harun was only moving his head during the assault. The attackers fled the scene after a cop arrived there.

CMP Assistant Commissioner Jahangir Alam told The Daily Star that police were discharging their duties at the tail of a procession, organised by local Awami League and Jubo League. “Hearing gun shots, police rushed to the spot and found the attackers fled the scene.”

According to the post mortem report, three bullets pierced Harun's chest. There were also stab wounds on his neck, said police.

The Jubo Dal leader was shot dead by six to seven youths during the procession, organised by Sadarghat thana AL and Jubo League, to celebrate Unesco's recognition of the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Some business leaders said the killers plotted the murder to take revenge against Harun and establish supremacy in transport business as the Jubo Dal leader, also the owner of ST Transport, had taken a strong stance against extortion by Chhatra League men.