Gazipur – Four suspected cattle thieves were injured in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Majlishpur in the city early Thursday.Three of the injured were identified as Abdul Jalil, 19, son of Abdul Mahar Ali of Barguna district, Rafiqul Islam, 19, hailing from Sirajganj, and Shaon, 28.
Tipped off that a group of thieves were passing the area with cattle stolen by a truck from Rajendrapur area, a team of Rab-1 from Porabari camp chased a truck in the early hours on Thursday.
At one stage, when the truck reached Majlishpur, the thieves opened fire at the Rab members, prompting the elite force to fire back, leaving four thieves injured with bullets.
The Rab members arrested the injured and recovered three cattle from the truck.
The injured were taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College Hospital. – UNB
