20 including 5 cops sustain bullet injuries

banglanews24.com

LAXMIPUR: At least 20 people, including five cops received bullet injuries during a gunfight between two groups centering the vote of a merchant association in Duttapara Bazar of the district on Monday night.

Locals and witnesses said a group of criminals fired bullets and came towards the center when the votes were being counted around 8pm.

Later, both the groups locked into a gunfight when the opposition fired back on the criminals, injuring 20 people including five cops.

Meanwhile, two motorcycles and a CNG-run auto rickshaw were torched during the incident.

Besides, police was deployed in Duttapara Bazar area as panic mounted amongst the people after the incident.

Laxmipur Sadar Thana OC Golam Sarwar confirmed the matter to banglanews.

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