Accused killed in 'gunfight'
A murder accused was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Savar's Ashulia yesterday, while the bullet-hit body of a youth was found in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila, eight days after he went missing.
The victims are Babul Munshi, 28, of Ashulia, and Mohammad Hanif, 28, of Teknaf upazila.
Babul was the prime accused in the killing of garment worker Mehedi Hasan, whose body was found cut into pieces beside a road in Ashulia's Nischintapur area on November 12, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided Nischintapur area to arrest them around 2:30am, said Javed Mashud, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Ashulia Police Station.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, Babul and his accomplices opened fire, prompting police to retaliate which triggered a “gunfight”, the OC said, adding that Babul was hit by bullets.
But his associates managed to flee, the police official said.
Babul was taken to Savar Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, the OC said, adding that the body was sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue for an autopsy.
Four policemen were injured during the incident, while three bullets and a pistol were recovered from the spot, he claimed.
The OC said police had arrested two accused after a murder case was filed by Mehedi's wife.
The arrestees gave confessional statements before the court and the raid was carried out based on their information, said Javed.
Meanwhile in Cox's Bazar, police recovered the bullet-hit body of Mohammad Hanif, who had been missing for the last eight days, from a beach in Teknaf upazila yesterday morning.
Locals found the body on Baharchhara Noakhalipara beach in the morning and informed police, said Anwar Hossain, in-charge of Baharchhara police investigation camp. Later, police recovered the body.
There was a bullet injury mark on his chest, police said.
Victim's family told The Daily Star that Hanif's phone was found switched off after he went missing.
Our correspondents in Savar and Cox's Bazar contributed to this report.
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