'Robber' killed in 'gunfight' with gang

An alleged robber was killed in a 'gunfight' between two gangs at Sahapur Rajganj of Jashore's Monirampur upazila early yesterday.

"Informed of the gunfight, a police team raided the area around 3:30am and the robbers fled. Police found a robber with bullet injuries and he later died at Jashore General Hospital," said Sahadat Hossain, OC of Monirampur Police Station.

Identity of the deceased could not be known. Police recovered a pipe-gun and a bullet from the spot, he said.

This newspaper could not independently verify the police version.