\\\'Drug dealer\\\' killed in Jessore \\\'shootout\\\'

JESSORE, May 30 (UNB): An alleged drug dealer was killed in a 'shootout' with police at Jhumjhumpur on the outskirts of the town early Friday.

The dead is Taher Mollah (40).

Assistant Superintendent of Police Sharmin Akther said a clash broke out between two groups of drug dealers in the area around 4:00 am.

Hearing the sound of crude bomb explosion when police rushed to the spot, the drug peddlers attacked police, forcing them to fire back, triggering a gunfight, she said.

Taher was caught in the line of fire and sustained injures. He was rushed to Jessore Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Two police constables also sustained injuries during the gunfight.

Police recovered one shutter gun, one bullet and some bomb making materials from the spot. A case was filed.