Man killed during police chase

An alleged robber was crushed under the wheels of a truck while being chased by police in Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir, 35. Police said when a gang of robbers were fleeing after looting goods from Beena sub centre of agriculture office in a truck, highway police chased them at about 3:45am. When the gang was trying to drive the truck towards Madaripur, police at Belitola and Sindiaghat put up barricade on the road in a bid to stop them. As one of the robbers, Alamgir, tried to jump off the running truck, he fell down and crushed under its wheels.