Dinajpur Correspondent
Two suspected robbers were killed in an alleged ‘gunfights’ with police at Maguria village in Nababganj upazilla of Dinajpur on early Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Wajed Ali, 30, son of Hamed Ali of Ghoraghat upazila and Rafiqul Islam, son of Mohamamd Ali of Gaibandha. According to police, they were wanted in several criminal cases.
Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Nababganj Police Station, Ashok Kumar Chouhan said the robbers were arrested from Nababganj earlier on Wednesday night. Later, a team of police took the robbers with them to Maguria village to recover firearms around 4:00am. Sensing the presence of police team, other members of the gang opened fire and tried to snatch away Wajed and Rafiqul. During the gunfight, the two robbers sustained gunshot wounds as they tried to flee the scene, Ashok Kumar said.
Later, they were taken to a local hospital where doctors pronounced them dead, he added. Four policemen, including Officer-in-Charge (investigation) Shamsul Islam, were injured in the gunfight, claimed the OC.
