A suspected killer of a Union Parisad member has died in an alleged gunfight with police in Khulna. Two constables-Mamun and Israfil – of Dumuria Upazila’s Tolna Police Station were also injured in the gunfight on Friday night, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Abdul Kader Beg on Saturday.Sohan, along with his two or three associates had allegedly shot dead Shahidul Islam, Ward No 7 member of Dhamalia Union Parisad. Shahidul was declared dead at a nearby hospital after he was rushed there earlier in the night. Sohan was caught by local people while he was trying to flee and then handed over to the police.
In the same night, the police, along with him, had gone to arrest his accomplices at a hideout. On the way, “His cohorts attacked and fired at the police forcing the police to retaliate,” said police official Kader Beg. – bdnews24.com
