Staff Reporter :
Four policemen and a dacoit received bullet while exchanging gunfire for over an hour in Char Jaforpur area in Laksmipur district early Monday.
The injured police constables are: Main Uddin, Sultan Mahmud, Bahar Uddin, and Abdul Momin.
The police team also detained Mehraj Uddin, an accused of different cases under various police stations. He is also a local top terror and leader of inter-district dacoits gang.
Police also recovered a gun, a LG rifle, four rounds of bullets from their possession, police said.
Abul Bashar, Officer-in-Charge, Detective Branch (DB) of Sadar Police Station, said that the dacoits were preparing to commit dacoity in the area at around 4:45am. Sensing the presence of policemen the dacoits opened fire on them, prompting the policemen to retaliate, triggering a gunfight, which left Mehraj critically injured.”
Later he was rushed to the Sadar Hospital. The injured policemen were also taken to the same hospital for treatment, the DB official said. Some dacoits, however managed to flee.
