Outlaw killed in Satkhira 'shootout'
A leader of an outlawed party was killed and his associate injured in a “shootout” with police in Tala upazila of Satkhira early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Gaffar Par, 45, regional commander of Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML- Janajuddha).
He was wanted in 16 cases, including murder cases, police said.
The injured, Kazi Saiful Islam, 42, is a prime accused in a case filed in connection with the murder of SM Alauddin, editor of local daily Patradut.
Sheikh Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station, said police received a tip-off that Gaffar was holding a secret meeting with his cohorts near Tengra Bill around 1:30am.
As police reached the spot around 2:30am, the outlaws opened fire on the law enforcers forcing them to retaliate that triggered a 15-minute "gunfight".
The outlaws later fled the scene and police found Gaffar and Saiful lying on the ground with bullet injuries.
Police rushed the duo to Tala Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared Gaffar dead.
Saiful was later shifted to Satkhira Sadar Hospital as his condition became critical due to profuse bleeding from legs, said Parimal Kumar Biswas, a physician of the hospital.
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