Staff Reporter :
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police in the city’s Wari area early Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Rakib, 22. He was a suspect in killing Daffodil University student Khandaker Abu Talha in October last year.
Police also arrested two alleged muggers-Jakir Hossain and Shahed-from the spot, said Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Wari Police Station.
On information that a gang of robbers was taking preparation near Joy Koli
temple to commit crime, a team of police raided the area around 3:00am.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the robbers opened fire forcing the lawmen to fire back that triggered a gunfight between them, the police official said.
After the reported gunfight, bullet-hit body of an unidentified man was found there. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, he said.
Later, police identified the body as Rakib who stabbed Daffodil University student Talha to death in Tikatuli on October 8 last year, the OC said.
Police came to know about Rakib from two other suspects of the murder case-Abdur Rahman alias Milon, 20, and Bellal Hossain Sabuj, 19, — who were arrested from Wari area ten days after the killing took place, according to him.
The three were also involved with another case filed for murdering Muktar Hossain who was found dead in Wari area five days ago, the OC said.
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police in the city’s Wari area early Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Rakib, 22. He was a suspect in killing Daffodil University student Khandaker Abu Talha in October last year.
Police also arrested two alleged muggers-Jakir Hossain and Shahed-from the spot, said Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Wari Police Station.
On information that a gang of robbers was taking preparation near Joy Koli
temple to commit crime, a team of police raided the area around 3:00am.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the robbers opened fire forcing the lawmen to fire back that triggered a gunfight between them, the police official said.
After the reported gunfight, bullet-hit body of an unidentified man was found there. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, he said.
Later, police identified the body as Rakib who stabbed Daffodil University student Talha to death in Tikatuli on October 8 last year, the OC said.
Police came to know about Rakib from two other suspects of the murder case-Abdur Rahman alias Milon, 20, and Bellal Hossain Sabuj, 19, — who were arrested from Wari area ten days after the killing took place, according to him.
The three were also involved with another case filed for murdering Muktar Hossain who was found dead in Wari area five days ago, the OC said.
