Staff Reporter :
A murder accused was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police in the city’s Bhashantek area early Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Md Sohel, 30, a wanted accused in a murder case.
Police also arrested two other miscreants-Hiron and Sohag from the scene. They recovered two revolvers, one pistol and several rounds of bullets from the spot.
Md Sajjadur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DB West Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said, “Acting on tip off, a team of DB conducted the drive at Bhashantek near Dewanpara Lohar Bridge around 2:00am, Sensing the law enforcers’ presence, the miscreants fired gunshots, prompting the DB men to fire back, triggering a gunfight.”
Later, the DB team found Sohel lying at the scene with bullet wounds. He was then taken to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead.
The DB official said some of the criminals escaped, but they managed to capture Hiron and Shohag.
Sohel and Hiron are named in the case over the murder, he added.
Earlier, Chiko Jamal alias Musa, 40, was shot dead in the area a few days ago.
