'Gunfight' with detectives kills 'outlaw' in Rajbari

RAJBARI, Apr 17 (UNB): A suspected member of an outlawed party was killed in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and detectives at Jakura Balurghat in Sadar upazila of the district early Tuesday.

The dead is Saidul (32), local commander of Maoist Bolshevik Reorganisation Movement (MBRM).

Asma Siddiqa Mili, superintendent of police (SP) in Rajbari, at a press briefing said on a tip-off, the law enforcers conducted a drive in Jakura Balurghat area around 2:30 am when the outlaws were holding a clandestine meeting.

Sensing presence of police, the outlaws fired gunshot on them. In retaliation, the law enforcers fired back, triggering a gunfight, she said.

At one stage, Saidul, one of the outlaws, sustained bullet wounds while his cohorts fled the scene.

Later, police rescued Saidul from the spot and took him to hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Police also recovered a foreign-made gun, 32 rounds of bullet and 23 cartridges.