Staff Reporter :
A man was killed in an alleged gunfight with the police in Ashulia on the outskirts of capital city hours after he was detained by the law enforcers from his Niribili Housing in Savar on Sunday
The deceased was identified as Rasel Dewan, 30, son Piar Ali Dewan.
Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohsinul Kadir said, “The law enforcement arrested Rasel Dewan from Ashulia’s Niribili Housing area in the early hours of Sunday morning. The police then went for a raid in the area to nab miscreants and recover arms. At on stage, a gunfight ensued as the miscreants opened fire on the
police at Charigram prompting the law enforcers to retaliate.”
Rasel Dewan was wounded in the gunshots of his accomplices and was rushed to the Savar upazila health complex where on-doctors declared him dead, the police official said.
Police also recovered two pistols and some bullet shells from the spot.
Three of the police members were injured during the clash and they took first-aid treatment, the OC said. He claimed that Rasel was wanted in at least 14 cases. The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
