Mugger injured in Satkhira \\\'gunfight\\\'

A suspected mugger was injured in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police at Krishnanagar in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira district early Friday. The victim was identified as Shaheen Sarder, son of Sohel Uddin Batul of Laxminath village in the upazila. Sub-inspector Kamal Hossain said a group of muggers intercepted Nirmal Ghosh, son of Janatan Ghosh of Krishnagar village, and snatched Tk0.60 million from his possession at gunpoint when he reached Chatrar intersection around 2:15 pm on Thursday. Hearing screams, police rushed in and chased the muggers and caught Shaheen along with Tk0.47 million while the others managed to flee the scene. According to his 'confessional' statement, police along with Shaheen conducted a drive at Krishnagar to arrest his associates around 1:35 am. Sensing the law enforcers' presence, the associates of Shaheen hurled crude bombs at the police, prompting them to retaliate, triggering a gunfight. Shaheen sustained bullet wounds in his two legs during the gunfight. Three police constables were also injured in crude bomb attack. Police recovered one country-made gun, two shells of gun, two bullets and two sharp weapons from the spot. Shaheen was admitted to Sadar Hospital in police custody, according to a news agency.

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