'Robber' killed in gunfight in Kushtia

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Kushtia's Khoksa upazila early yesterday.

The deceased, Motiur Rahman Mintu, 28, was from Pangsha upazila in Rajbari. Police claimed that he was a listed robber and a member of an inter-district robber gang.

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The “gunfight” occurred at Shimulia Bazar on Kushtia-Rajbari highway around 3:30am when police went there after being informed that eight to nine robbers, including Mintu, were preparing to commit a robbery, said Nazmul Huda, officer-in-charge of Khoksa Police Station.

Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the robbers opened fire on them, prompting police to retaliate, triggering the “gunfight”, the OC said.

With bullet injuries, Mintu was taken to Khoksa Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, he added.

Police claimed to have recovered a homemade gun, a pistol and four bullets from the spot.

Mintu was accused in seven cases, including two for murder, four for robberies and one for abduction, filed with Rajbari's Pangsha, Kushtia's Khoksa and Jhenidah's Sailkupa police stations, they said.