Criminal hurt in 'gunfight' with police
A wanted criminal suffered bullet wounds in a “gunfight” with police in Raozan upazila of Chittagong early yesterday.
Kamrul Islam Titu, 40, of Noapara, stands accused in over a dozen criminal cases, including five for murder, police said.
In 1996, Kamrul along with his gang attacked Noapara police camp, killed a policeman and looted 17 rifles and a large quantity of bullets.
“Kamrul has been absconding since then,” said Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Raozan Police Station.
On receiving a tip-off that Kamrul was staying at a house in Noapara on Monday, police conducted a drive there and arrested him around 8:00pm, the OC said.
After gleaning information from him, police took Kamrul to Chander Dighir Par of Noapara to recover the looted firearms around 2:00am yesterday.
“When we were returning to [our police station], the accomplices of Kamrul attacked us. Police opened fire in retaliation that triggered a “gunfight” with the criminals,” Pradip said.
Kamrul sustained bullet wounds in his leg during the “gunfight”. He was undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the police official said.
A light gun, four bullets of rifle and three petrol bombs were recovered from the spot, he claimed.
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