Jessore Correspondent :
A suspected miscreant was killed in a ‘shootout’ between the gang and the police near the office of Multinational Pesticide Company Syngenta at Panchbaria on the Jessore-Magura Road. The incident took place at around 2:40 am on Wednesday, Ilias Hossain, Officer In-Charge, Kotwali Police Station said.
The OC said an unidentified robber aged between 45 and 50 died on the spot in a ‘gunfight’ between the gang and the police when the robber gang were committing robbery on Jessore – Magura Road under Kotwali police station at around 2:40am. The ‘robber’ was killed during gunfight with the police, the OC claimed.
The police recovered the body and took it to Jessore Medical College Hospital for post mortem examination. A pipe gun and one round of bullet were also recovered from the spot, the OC added.
Earlier, on June 6, another robber named Sabuj, 30 was ‘lynched’ in the same area.