A suspected gold smuggler was killed in a clash with police while his two associates were held with 30 gold bars in Jashore on early Friday, police said.
The detainees are Rabin Sarkar, 32, son of Abul Sarkar, and Abul Kashem, 34, son of Kabir Hossain from Cumilla, police said.
The police, however, did not provide the identity of the deceased.
During a drive by detectives in the Jamtala area of Jashore’s Sharsha upazila, the gold smugglers attacked the police, assistant superintendent of police (Nabharan circle) Jewel Imran said.
A clash ensued when the cops retaliated, leaving one of the smugglers dead on the spot and three detectives injured, he claimed.
The body has been sent for an autopsy.
‘The gold bars worth around Tk 7 crore were seized from Rabin and Kashem. They had been handed over to Sharsha police,’ said the ASP.
