LONDON: A Bangladeshi expatriate was shot dead by a gang of unidentified assailants in North East Lincolnshire at Grimsby town of London on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Maulana Jubaer Alam Hamidi, 50, former Imam of East London man park mosque.

A reliable source said, the victim’s brother informed police when found the bullet-hit body of Hamidi.

Receiving information, police rushed to Freeman Street of Grimsby and recovered the body around 8am.

Later, police arrested victim’s brother in this connection.

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