Staff Reporter :
Two suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with police in Dhaka and Magura in the small hours of Friday.
The deceased are: Zahirul Islam, who hailed from Dakkhinkhan area in the capital and Fakhrul Islam from Magura district, police said.
In Dhaka, a man, held for a robbery, was killed in a gunfight between police and a gang of robbers in city’s Dakkhinkhan area, said Tapan Kumar Saha, Officer-in-Charge of Dakkhinkhan Police Station.
Locals caught Zahirul and four others on Thursday afternoon as they tried
to rob a neighbourhood’s house at Mollertek Road. The mob then handed them to police. Police seized three firearms, two machetes and looted goods from their possession.
Early on Friday, police took Zahirul along with detainees went to raid in Diabari area to nab other members of his gang, the OC said.
“Around 4:30am, the shootout erupted as police retaliated after the robbers opened fire. Zahirul was shot at one point.”
The 35-year-old Zahirul was declared dead after being taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). Other robbers managed to flee, according to the OC.
In Magura, an alleged dacoit was killed in a gunfight between two gangs in Sadar upazila of Magura early in the day, said Additional Superintendent of Magura Police (ASP) Tariqul Islam.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team from Magura conducted a drive in Chhonpur area of the upazila around 2.00am where two rival gangs of robbers were involved in a gunfight, he said.
Sensing the presence of police, both the groups fled the scene. Latter, police recovered the bullet-hit body of Fakhrul from the spot, he added.
The body was sent to Magura Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Two suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with police in Dhaka and Magura in the small hours of Friday.
The deceased are: Zahirul Islam, who hailed from Dakkhinkhan area in the capital and Fakhrul Islam from Magura district, police said.
In Dhaka, a man, held for a robbery, was killed in a gunfight between police and a gang of robbers in city’s Dakkhinkhan area, said Tapan Kumar Saha, Officer-in-Charge of Dakkhinkhan Police Station.
Locals caught Zahirul and four others on Thursday afternoon as they tried
to rob a neighbourhood’s house at Mollertek Road. The mob then handed them to police. Police seized three firearms, two machetes and looted goods from their possession.
Early on Friday, police took Zahirul along with detainees went to raid in Diabari area to nab other members of his gang, the OC said.
“Around 4:30am, the shootout erupted as police retaliated after the robbers opened fire. Zahirul was shot at one point.”
The 35-year-old Zahirul was declared dead after being taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). Other robbers managed to flee, according to the OC.
In Magura, an alleged dacoit was killed in a gunfight between two gangs in Sadar upazila of Magura early in the day, said Additional Superintendent of Magura Police (ASP) Tariqul Islam.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team from Magura conducted a drive in Chhonpur area of the upazila around 2.00am where two rival gangs of robbers were involved in a gunfight, he said.
Sensing the presence of police, both the groups fled the scene. Latter, police recovered the bullet-hit body of Fakhrul from the spot, he added.
The body was sent to Magura Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
