LAXMIPUR, Nov 27 (UNB): At least seven people, including four policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and a terrorist group at Uttar Joypur in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
Superintendent of police of Laxmipur Shah Mizan Safiur Rahman said a team of police launched a drive in Uttar Joypur area early in the morning to arrest fugitive accused and listed criminal Jewel.
Sensing the presence of the police team, Jewel and his associates opened fire at them, promoting the law enforcers to fire back that left three terrorists, including Jewel, bullet-hit, and four policemen injured.
Later, the police team arrested injured Jewel and recovered one LG and 12 rounds of bullet from the spot.
Jewel was undergoing treatment in Sadar hospital under police custody.
The injured policemen were given first aid.
Four cops among 7 injured in Laxmipur gunfight
FE Team | Published: November 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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