Staff Reporter :
Three suspected robbers died in gunfights in Feni’s Sonagazi and Jashore’s Keshabpur Upazilas on Friday, Police said.
In Feni, two suspected robbers died in a gunfight between two gangs at Uttar Mangalkandi village in Sonagazi Upazila in the district around 3:00am on Friday, within 24 hours of a meeting between law enforcement and public representatives to curb the crimes in the area, said Sonagazi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moinuddin Ahmed.
Getting information, a police patrol went to the scene of the shooting and found two men lying on the ground with bullet wounds. They were subsequently rushed to the Sonagazi Upazila Health Complex where the doctor on duty declared them dead.
Police did not confirm the identities of the deceased.
“The incident may have occurred between two gangs vying for territorial dominance. The dead may have been members of a robbery gang. Police recovered two guns and a round of bullets from the scene,” the OC said.
In Jashore, a man wanted for a series of robberies has been killed during a so-called
shootout between police and his accomplices in front of the Sardarbari Nursery at Begaritola in Keshabpur Upazila, said Police OC Jashim Uddin. The dead man has been identified as Nurul Haque Keru, 47, a confirmed robber’ implicated in at least 10 cases with the police, said OC Jashim.
An arrest warrant was out for Nurul, who was apprehended by locals in the Upazila’s Chingrakhali while attempting to rob an auto-rickshaw.
He was later placed into police custody around 12:15 am on Friday where he divulged details about his accomplices and their weapons stash.
“Police later launched a raid on the spot with Nurul in tow. But when the law enforcers arrived, his accomplices opened fire on them, prompting a retaliation from the police. Nurul was caught in the crossfire and died on the scene.”
A gun, a round of bullets and four sharp weapons were recovered from the spot, according to the OC.
Three suspected robbers died in gunfights in Feni’s Sonagazi and Jashore’s Keshabpur Upazilas on Friday, Police said.
In Feni, two suspected robbers died in a gunfight between two gangs at Uttar Mangalkandi village in Sonagazi Upazila in the district around 3:00am on Friday, within 24 hours of a meeting between law enforcement and public representatives to curb the crimes in the area, said Sonagazi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moinuddin Ahmed.
Getting information, a police patrol went to the scene of the shooting and found two men lying on the ground with bullet wounds. They were subsequently rushed to the Sonagazi Upazila Health Complex where the doctor on duty declared them dead.
Police did not confirm the identities of the deceased.
“The incident may have occurred between two gangs vying for territorial dominance. The dead may have been members of a robbery gang. Police recovered two guns and a round of bullets from the scene,” the OC said.
In Jashore, a man wanted for a series of robberies has been killed during a so-called
shootout between police and his accomplices in front of the Sardarbari Nursery at Begaritola in Keshabpur Upazila, said Police OC Jashim Uddin. The dead man has been identified as Nurul Haque Keru, 47, a confirmed robber’ implicated in at least 10 cases with the police, said OC Jashim.
An arrest warrant was out for Nurul, who was apprehended by locals in the Upazila’s Chingrakhali while attempting to rob an auto-rickshaw.
He was later placed into police custody around 12:15 am on Friday where he divulged details about his accomplices and their weapons stash.
“Police later launched a raid on the spot with Nurul in tow. But when the law enforcers arrived, his accomplices opened fire on them, prompting a retaliation from the police. Nurul was caught in the crossfire and died on the scene.”
A gun, a round of bullets and four sharp weapons were recovered from the spot, according to the OC.
