'Kidnapper' dies in gunfight, abducted boy's body found

A suspected kidnapper, who was caught while trying to collect ransom, has died during a shootout with police in Jashore early Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

Billal Hossain, 16, was shot dead during the encounter near Kamalpur Jora Bridge in Manirampur Upazila, said Ansar Uddin, additional superintendent of Jashore police.

Hossain had failed to pass his Junior School Certificate exam last year.

After the gunbattle, police found a sack containing the body of 9-year-old Tarif Hossain under Kamalpur Jora, said the police official.

The fourth grader, who studied at Gopalpur Govt Primary School, was abducted on Sunday.

His kidnappers had demanded Tk 500,000 as ransom.

"Billal went to a bKash centre in Keshabpur area to collect the ransom on Tuesday night.

Police detained him from there. Based on the information he provided, a police team took him to Jora Bridge area to recover the body of the kidnapped boy," said Ansar Uddin.