Cox’s Bazar, Jan 24 – Two suspected drug traders and an alleged robber were killed in separate incidents of a reported gunfight with law enforcers in Teknaf and Maheshkhali Upazila early Thursday.
In Teknaf, two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Baharchhari beside the Marine Drive Road early Thursday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Tipped off, a team of Rab-7 conducted a drive in the area around 4 am, said Mirza Mahtab Uddin, in-charge of Rab-7 camp in Teknaf.
Sensing presence of the elite force, the criminals opened fire to them, forcing the Rab members to fire back in self-defence.
Later, Rab recovered the bullet-hit bodies, said the Rab-7 in-charge.
The team also recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets, two pistols, two magazines, four-round bullets and an LG gun from the spot.
In Maheshkhali, a suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Matarbari Bridge around 3 am.
The deceased was identified as Helal Uddin, 35, son of Jakir Hossain of Khansamiaji Para in the
Prabash Chandra Dhar, officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali Police Station, said Helal was wanted in 12 cases filed with different police stations in the
