Staff Reporter :
Two suspected robbers were reportedly killed in separate incidents of gunfights in Laxmipur and Rajshahi districts early Friday.
In Laxmipur, a team of police conducted a drive at East Zafarpur village in Chandraganj around 3:30 am after having confirmation from a source that a group of robbers gathered in the area for committing robberies, Zafar Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandraganj Police Station, said.
Sensing the law enforcers’ presence, the robbers opened fire on the police, prompting them to fire back which triggered a gunfight. At one stage, Nuru died in the gunfight while the others managed to flee the scene, he said.
The deceased was identified as Nurul Alam alias Nuru, son of Samsuddoha in Laxmipur Sadar upazila. Nuru was a top listed robber and wanted in six cases, the OC added.
He said one LG gun, one gun and five bullets were recovered from the spot.
Two policemen — Rafikullah and Rubel — were injured in the incident, claimed police, the OC said.
In Rajshahi, a suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Charghat upazila shortly after midnight.
“Tipped off that some robbers were preparing to commit robberies, a team of RAB-5 conducted a drive at Hazir Dhalan Beel around 12:30 am. Sensing the elite force’s presence, the robbers opened fire on them prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight,” Major Ashraful Islam, Deputy Commander of RAB-5 said.
The RAB members arrested a robber as he suffered bullet wounds while the others managed to flee the spot.
Later, he was taken to Charghat Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.
One firearm, some sharp weapons and bullets were recovered from the spot. Four RAB members were injured in the incident, said the RAB official.
Two suspected robbers were reportedly killed in separate incidents of gunfights in Laxmipur and Rajshahi districts early Friday.
In Laxmipur, a team of police conducted a drive at East Zafarpur village in Chandraganj around 3:30 am after having confirmation from a source that a group of robbers gathered in the area for committing robberies, Zafar Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandraganj Police Station, said.
Sensing the law enforcers’ presence, the robbers opened fire on the police, prompting them to fire back which triggered a gunfight. At one stage, Nuru died in the gunfight while the others managed to flee the scene, he said.
The deceased was identified as Nurul Alam alias Nuru, son of Samsuddoha in Laxmipur Sadar upazila. Nuru was a top listed robber and wanted in six cases, the OC added.
He said one LG gun, one gun and five bullets were recovered from the spot.
Two policemen — Rafikullah and Rubel — were injured in the incident, claimed police, the OC said.
In Rajshahi, a suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Charghat upazila shortly after midnight.
“Tipped off that some robbers were preparing to commit robberies, a team of RAB-5 conducted a drive at Hazir Dhalan Beel around 12:30 am. Sensing the elite force’s presence, the robbers opened fire on them prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight,” Major Ashraful Islam, Deputy Commander of RAB-5 said.
The RAB members arrested a robber as he suffered bullet wounds while the others managed to flee the spot.
Later, he was taken to Charghat Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.
One firearm, some sharp weapons and bullets were recovered from the spot. Four RAB members were injured in the incident, said the RAB official.
