‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’
A suspected highway robber was killed in a "gunight" with police beside Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla's Chandina upazila early yesterday.
The deceased, Md Khokon, 45, was from Barguna's Fultola upazila, said Porimal Das, sub-inspector of detective branch (DB) of police in Cumilla.
Khokon was accused of killing Khairul Alam Sadhon, a Jubo League leader from Cumilla's Muradnagar upazila who got killed on January 12, he said.
Being tipped off that a gang was preparing for a robbery, two teams of police and DB raided the spot around 1:50am, the DB official said.
Sensing police presence, the robbers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered a "gunfight", he continued.
Later, police rescued Khokon with a bullet injury and took him to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, SI Porimol said.
Police recovered a firearm, two bullets and several sharp weapons from the spot, he added.
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