B’baria ‘robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ after arrest
An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria early today, hours after he was arrested.
Deceased Mamun Mia, 33, son of late Shafiuddin, was arrested yesterday with local weapons in Nabinagar upazila, our local correspondent reports quoting police.
With information from him, police raided to recover the stashed loot and weapons, said Md Quamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station.
As the team reached near Deora village area of Sarail upazila around 1:30am, Mamun’s cohorts launched an attack trying to snatch him from police custody, he said.
The miscreants showered 30 to 35 rounds of bullets on police forcing the latter to retaliate with gunfire in self-defence that triggered a gunfight, said the OC.
Later, police recovered the body of Mamun from the spot while his accomplices managed to flee.
The police official also claimed that Sub-Inspector (SI) Wahidur Rahman and constable Shahadat, Aziz and Nizam received minor injuries during the “shootout”.
Mamun stood accused in four cases including two robbery related cases.
The body was sent to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Police claimed recovery of a pipe gun, several sharp weapons and bullets from there.
Two separate cases have been filed with Sarail Police Station in this regard.
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