Staff Reporter :
Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in “gunfights” with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police in Rajshahi and Gazipur districts on Friday.
In Rajshahi, two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight near Karamja on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Belal and Nazmul. They were top listed drug traders, according to the Home Ministry list, said RAB-5 Deputy Commander, AM Ashraful Islam.
He said a group of drug peddlers opened fire on them while the elite force was conducting a drive, prompting the RAB men to retaliate, thus triggered the gunfight. With bullet injuries in the chest, they were taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where they were declared dead.
RMCH emergency unit doctor Billal Uddin said, “The RAB men brought the two bodies around 12:00am on Thursday.” “They were already dead before reaching the hospital.”
According to RAB officials, the elite force has recovered a number of drugs and weapons from the spot.
In Gazipur, a suspected drug peddler, Kamal Khan alias Kamrul Islam alias Kamu, 40, was killed in an alleged gunfight with the Detective Branch (DB) of Police early Friday.
DB Inspector Amir Hossain said, acting on a tip-off, members of DB arrested Kamu while he was selling Yaba pills. Later, on the way to the police station, Kamu’s accomplices opened fire on the DB officials. They fired back in retaliation.
The police recovered 4,000 Yaba pills and one car from the crime scene. There are 14 cases, including two murder cases in all against Kamu with various police stations.
Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in “gunfights” with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police in Rajshahi and Gazipur districts on Friday.
In Rajshahi, two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight near Karamja on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Belal and Nazmul. They were top listed drug traders, according to the Home Ministry list, said RAB-5 Deputy Commander, AM Ashraful Islam.
He said a group of drug peddlers opened fire on them while the elite force was conducting a drive, prompting the RAB men to retaliate, thus triggered the gunfight. With bullet injuries in the chest, they were taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where they were declared dead.
RMCH emergency unit doctor Billal Uddin said, “The RAB men brought the two bodies around 12:00am on Thursday.” “They were already dead before reaching the hospital.”
According to RAB officials, the elite force has recovered a number of drugs and weapons from the spot.
In Gazipur, a suspected drug peddler, Kamal Khan alias Kamrul Islam alias Kamu, 40, was killed in an alleged gunfight with the Detective Branch (DB) of Police early Friday.
DB Inspector Amir Hossain said, acting on a tip-off, members of DB arrested Kamu while he was selling Yaba pills. Later, on the way to the police station, Kamu’s accomplices opened fire on the DB officials. They fired back in retaliation.
The police recovered 4,000 Yaba pills and one car from the crime scene. There are 14 cases, including two murder cases in all against Kamu with various police stations.
