Two abductors die in Kushtia 'gunfight' with police

KUSHTIA, June 26 (UNB): Two young men, accused in a schoolboy abduction and murder case, were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Paharpur village of Mirpur upazila in the early hours of Tuesday.

The dead are Nayem Islam (27), son of Jahurul Islam and Joyar Ali (28), son of Akkas Ali of Malitha Para in Chitlia union.

Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mirpur, said police arrested Nayem and Joyar on Monday in connection with the abduction of Deb Dutta (09), son of Pabitra Dutta, and a class III student of Chitlia Primary School.

Based on information provided by the duo, police recovered Deb's body from underground beside a toilet of Nayem's house around 2:00 pm on Monday.

Later at night, police conducted a drive in the village along with the duo to arrest other criminals.

When the team reached the village, their cohorts opened on law enforcers. In retaliation, they fired back, triggering a gunfight between them, police said.

The murder accused sustained bullet wounds when they tried to flee the scene during the 'gunfight'. They were taken to Mirpur Hospital where doctors declared them dead.