Man killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

Man killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

Dhaka, Nov 19 (Just Nws) : A suspected robber was killed in what the law enforcement reported gunfight between two groups of robbers at Hawakhali field in Bheramara, Kushtia early Monday.

The deceased could not be identified yet.

On information that there was a gunfight between two groups of 'robbers', a team of police conducted the drive around 1:30am, said Khandaker Shamimuddin Ahmed, offcer-in-charge of Bheramara police station.

Sensing presence of the police, the robbers fled the scene.

Later, police found the 'robber' hit with bullets.

The injured was then taken to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Police recovered a pistol, three round bullets and two magazines from the spot.

however, could not verify the law enforcement’s version of the incident independently as no version of it was available immediately either from any witness or from any member of the victim’s family.

(JustNews/mj/1050hr.)