Listed criminal killed

A listed criminal was killed allegedly by an unidentified gang in Gohatta area under Sonargaon upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased, Arman Hossain, son of Monjur Kader of Comilla, used to reside at his maternal uncle's house at Gohatta village in the upazila. Quoting locals, police said a gang waylaid Arman in front of 'Afia Filling Station' on Dhaka-Chittagong highway while he was returning to his Sonargaon house from Dhaka by a motorbike. The gang hacked Arman indiscriminately with sharp weapons. They also slit his throat and left the scene, police said, adding that Arman died on the spot.