‘Robber’ killed in Comilla ‘gunfight’

A suspected robber was reportedly killed in a gunfight with detectives in Chandina upazila of Comilla early today.

The deceased was identified as Shamim, son of Sadequr Rahman of Kashimpur village in the upazila

Acting on a tip-off that a gang of robbers was taking preparation to commit robbery in Choyghoria bridge area, a team of Detective Branch of police carried out a drive there around 2:30am, said Manzurul Alam, officer-in-charge of DB in Comilla.

Sensing presence of the DB personnel, the “robbers” opened fire towards the law enforcers, forcing them to retaliate that triggered the “gunfight”, OC Manzurul said.

Both the DB men and the robbers exchanged several bullets during the “gunfight” when one of the bandits, Shamim, caught in the line of fire and died on the spot.

However, other suspected robbers managed to flee, OC Manzurul said adding that the body was sent to Comilla Medical College Hospital for autopsy.