Staff Reporter :
The two accused of a double murder case were killed and three others were injured in a “gunfight” in Narsingdi Sadar early Thursday.
The deceased have been identified as Jahirul Islam and Rakib.
The “gunfight” took place at Nagoriakandi around 4:00am when police acting on a tip-off conducted a raid to nab the accused.
During the “gunfight”, Jahirul, Rakib, Hossain, Al-Amin and Manirul Islam were injured, Golam Mostafa, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station said.
They were rushed to the district’s general hospital where doctors declared Jahirul dead. The other four were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. After few hours, Rakib succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning.
A gang of 10 to 12 criminals on Wednesday allegedly killed one Khokon Khandker and Arif Khandker, as they protested their threatening of neighbour Rafiqul Islam in the area.
Selim Khandaker, brother of Khokon, filed a murder case accusing 14 people, including Jahirul and Rakib on Thursday.
