Rangpur, Jul 3 – A suspected criminal was killed hours after being arrested in yet another ‘gunfight’ between police and a gang of criminals in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur in the early hours of Monday.The deceased was identified as Idris Ali, 32, son of Shakawat Hossain of Mominpur Abashon in the upazila.
Mozammel Haque, OC of Mithapukur police station, said acting on a tip-off regarding some criminals planning a mugging, police raided Nurpur area of the upazila and nabbed Idris Ali on Sunday evening.
Subsequently, acting on information provided by Idris in his ‘confession’, police visited the Eidgah ground at Joyram Anwar village to recover firearms (kept there according to Idris, police say) around 3am, the OC added, taking Idris along with them.
Once they reached the area, cohorts of Idris sensed their presence and opened fire on the law enforcers.
Once Idris Ali’s colleagues from the underworld attacked them, the police were left with no choice but to retaliate in self-defence and fired 13 rounds.
The gangsters failed to make any dent. They killed their own accomplice Idris Ali, according to the OC.
The body was sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where an autopsy was performed before it was kept in the morgue.
Idris Ali was accused in nine cases, OC Mozammel added.
Police said they recovered a pistol, two bullets and assorted illegal things from the scene.
