3 robbers killed in 'gunfight'

Three alleged robbers were killed in a “shootout” between their cohorts and police in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur early yesterday.
Four police officers were also injured in the incident.
The dead are Jahangir Hossain alias Anwar Hossain, 38, of Shariatpur, Ripon Miah, 35, of Mymensingh and Ahmed Ali Abir, 35, of Shariatpur district.
Moazzem Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police Station said a gang of six robbers looted Tk 1.19 lakh from Shathibari Filling Station on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in the early hours.
Informed by the filling station staff around 5:00am, police chased the robbers' private car. Sensing danger, the criminals shot at the law enforcers, forcing them to fire back which triggered an hour-long gunfight, the OC said.
At one point, the robbers stopped at Boldipukur and attacked police with sharp weapons, he added.
Sub-Inspector Sirajul Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspector Sumon Parvez and constables Abdul Hamid and Ziarul Islam were injured during the attack.

Jahangir died on the spot and Ripon succumbed to his injuries at Mithapukur Upazila Health Complex soon after the incident.
Critically injured Ahmed Ali died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital around 1:30pm.
Police arrested the rest of the gang members -- Rony Mian, 32 of Shariatpur, Azad Rahman, 35, of Gazipur and Forhad Hossain, 36, of Madaripur district.
Abdur Razzak, superintendent of police (SP) in Rangpur, said, the arrested confessed that they were members of an inter-district robber gang.
Police recovered a foreign made pistol, three bullets, a number of sharp weapons, the private car and the looted money from the spot.
Two cases were lodged in this connection with Mithapukur Police Station, the SP added.