Trader killed in front of son: another accused killed in ‘gunfight’ in Dhaka

Another accused in a case filled following the murder of trader Shahinuddin was killed in a "gunfight" with detectives in Dhaka's Pallabi area early today.

The deceased was identified as Monir, who allegedly took part in killing Shahinuddin on May 16 in front of his son, police said.

The man was injured in a "gunfight" with detectives around 2:30am inside Sagufta Housing area when the law enforcers went to arrest him there, Aklima Akter, a sub-inspector of Pallabi Police Station said.

On information, a team of police rushed to the spot and took him to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, the SI said.

Earlier on May 21, another accused in the case Manik, 32, was killed in similar gunfight with Rab members in Pallabi area, Rab claimed.

The number of extra-judicial killings in the name of so-called gunfights or shootouts has dropped drastically following an uproar over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan at a Teknaf checkpoint in Cox's Bazar in August last year.

But at least four people were killed in such "gunfights" with detectives and Rab in Dhaka in just last six days.