Man dies in 'shootout' with police in city

A man has been killed and another injured after an alleged shootout with police at Bosila of Mohammadpur in the city, reports bdnews24.com.

Police claim the victims were hijackers.

Ganesh Gopal Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur thana, said law enforcers are working to identify the deceased, who is approximately 40 years old.

The injured, Hannan (35), has been admitted to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation.

"A group of hijackers were waiting at the intersection near the Bosila Garden City at 3:00 am on Sunday in a silver-coloured Corolla car," said the OC.

"We conducted an operation in the area after we received a report about it. The hijackers noticed the police presence and opened fire. Police returned fire and injured two of them."

They were taken to the hospital, where doctors on duty declared one of them dead, the OC said.

In addition to the car, four knives, a pistol and six bullets were seized from the scene.

The car had numerous fake licence plates, the OC said.