Six \\\'tiger poachers\\\' killed in gunfight
Monday, 10 August 2015
KHULNA, Aug 9 (UNB): Six suspected tiger poachers were killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Mandarbari of the Sundarbans (west) in Koyra upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam (38), Ansar Sana (55), Siddique Sana (45), Bappi (20), Majid Gazi (35), and Masud Gazi (38) -- hailed from different villages of Koira upazila.
A team of Koyra thana police arrested the six 'tiger poachers' from different areas of the district early Sunday, said officer-in-charge of the police station Harendra Nath Sarkaer.
Later, the police team took the arrestees to Mandarbari area in the Sundarbans around 4:00pm in a bid to recover tiger hide and firearms.
Sensing the policemen's presence, the associates of the poachers opened fire on them, forcing them the fire back that triggered a gunfight, said the OC.