2 policemen injured in attack by outlaws
Two police officers sustained bullet injuries as a gang of alleged outlaws attacked them in Phultala upazila town on Tuesday night.
The injured, additional police superintendent Md Nasirul Islam and sub-inspector of Phultala police station Mukto Roy Chowdhury are now undergoing treatment at Khulna Police Hospital.
Elias Fakir, officer in-charge of the PS, said acting on a tip-off, a team of police, led by Nasirul, raided a fish market at around 10:30pm while the outlaws were holding a secret meeting there.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang opened fire on them, leaving the duo injured.
Later, police arrested two members of the gang-- Mithu Sheikh, 28 and Habib Sheikh, 30-- from the spot along with two pistols, two bullets and three magazines, the OC said.
The arrestees are wanted in several criminal cases including for murders and robberies, he added.
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