An
alleged robber ringleader was killed and four police personnel were also
injured in a gunfight between police and robbers at Rajanagar in Meherpur early
Sunday.
The
deceased was identified as Miarul Islam, 42, son of Iman Ali, a resident of
Nurpur of the upazila.
Police
arrested Miarul from his village on Saturday evening, said Ahsan Ali,
officer-in-charge of Meherpur sadar police station.
He
was wanted in several cases in three police stations, including murder and
robbery case.
After
interrogation, police along with Miarul conducted a drive at the village around
2:00am.
When
the police team reached near Dindattu Bridge, associates of Miarul opened fire
on police, prompting the law enforcers to fire back, triggering a gunfight.
Miarul
was caught in the line of fire and died on the spot while his associates
managed to flee the scene.
Police
also recovered four hand bombs, three cartridges, one LG, one shutter gun and
two machetes from the spot.
Four police personnel including a sub-inspector,
two assistant sub-inspectors and a constable were also injured in this
incident. (Source: New Age, August 3, 2015)
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