UNB, Satkhira :
Two alleged forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Borkuport village in Shyamnagar upazila of the district on Monday night.
The deceased were identified as Alal Gazi alias Alauddin, 45, the ringleader of Alal Group and son of Alimuddin Gazi, a resident of Shitalpur village
in Asashuni upazila, and Saidul, 30, son of Rashid Sardar, a resident of Sora village in Shyamnagar upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Shyamnagar police station Enamul Haque said on a tip-off that a forest robber gang was preparing to commit robbery in Sundarbans, a team of the police led by Sub-inspector Nazmul Hasan, lay in ambush in the area at around 11pm.
Police chased off the robbers as they tried to flee after sensing the presence of the law enforcers. The robbers opened fire on the policemen forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
Alal and Saidul were caught in the line of fire and seriously injured while other members of the gang managed to get away.
Alal and Saidul were rushed to Shyamnagar Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead.
However, three policemen were injured in the incident. Police also recovered five rounds of bullet and several sharp weapons from the scene.
Two alleged forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Borkuport village in Shyamnagar upazila of the district on Monday night.
The deceased were identified as Alal Gazi alias Alauddin, 45, the ringleader of Alal Group and son of Alimuddin Gazi, a resident of Shitalpur village
in Asashuni upazila, and Saidul, 30, son of Rashid Sardar, a resident of Sora village in Shyamnagar upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Shyamnagar police station Enamul Haque said on a tip-off that a forest robber gang was preparing to commit robbery in Sundarbans, a team of the police led by Sub-inspector Nazmul Hasan, lay in ambush in the area at around 11pm.
Police chased off the robbers as they tried to flee after sensing the presence of the law enforcers. The robbers opened fire on the policemen forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
Alal and Saidul were caught in the line of fire and seriously injured while other members of the gang managed to get away.
Alal and Saidul were rushed to Shyamnagar Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead.
However, three policemen were injured in the incident. Police also recovered five rounds of bullet and several sharp weapons from the scene.
