Gunfight kills 'robber' in Comilla

COMILLA, Dec 31 (UNB): A suspected robber was reportedly killed in a gunfight with detectives at Choyghoria in Chandina upazila on early Sunday.

Tipped off that a gang of bandits was taking preparation to commit robbery in Choyghoria Bridge area, a DB team carried out a drive there around 2:30 am, said officer-in-charge (OC) of the district Detective Branch (DB) Manzurul Alam.

Sensing the presence of the DB personnel, the robbers opened fire, forcing the law enforcers to retaliate that triggered the gunfight.

Both the DB men and the robbers exchanged several bullets during the gunfight when one of the bandits Shamim, son of Sadequr Rahman of Kashimpur village, caught in the line of fire and died on the spot.