Staff Reporter :
One suspected drug peddler and three “robbers” were killed in separate “gunfights” in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Junayed, Mohammad Ayub, Mehedi and the suspected drug peddler Imran Mollah, our Cox’s Bazar correspondent reports quoting Pradip Kumar Das, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Teknaf Police Station.
Acting on a tip-off that a robber gang was planning to commit a robbery in Nurullah Ghona area of the upazila, a team of police conducted a raid there, the OC said.
Sensing the presence of the policemen, the criminals started firing on them, triggering a “gunfight” in retaliation, the official said.
Meanwhile, the suspected drug peddler was killed in another alleged gunfight at Baharchara Dhargachara area near Marine Drive in the district, the official added.
The bodies were recovered and sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue.
Police recovered seven local arms, five sharp weapons and 25 rounds of bullets in the two incidents.
