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| 4 cops, 7 robbers hurt in gunfight |
| 2010-01-26 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A fisherman was killed and 11 people including four policemen were injured in two separate incidents of gunfight in Barguna and Cox's Bazar districts on Sunday and yesterday. Four policemen including a sub-inspector and seven robbers received bullet injury during a one-and-a half hour-long gunbattle between the law enforcers and a gang of dacoits. The incident took place around 9:30am at Kachuridhala area under Haldia Palong union of Ukhia upazila in Cox's Bazar yesterday morning. Following a robbery incident on buses at Ramu Paaner Chhara Pahari Dhala on Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway early morning Saturday, police conducted a raid in the area on Sunday, reports a correspondent from Cox's Bazar. Rafiqul Islam, Ukhia Thana officer-in-charge, said during the raid police arrested an alleged robber Ziabul Haque, 26, alias Ziabul from Link Road area. Following Ziabul's confession, a team of police raided a den of the robbers at Kachuridhala around 9:00am yesterday. Sensing the presence of police, the robbers opened fire on the law enforcers prompting them to retaliate. The injured policemen were admitted to Ukhia Upazila Health Complex. Police arrested three bullet-hit robbers from the spot while the other injured managed to flee. Police recovered some looted valuables, a long gun, three sharp weapons and five cartridges from the spot. In another incident, a fisherman was killed and four others were injured during a gunfight between the coast guard and a gang of pirates at Asharchar of Patharghata upazila under Barguna district early hours on Sunday, our Patuakhali correspondent reports. The deceased was identified as Joynal Abedin Sikder, 50, of Ghutabacha village under Pathorghata upazila of the district. Abdul Khaleque, OC of Pathorghata Police Station, said a gang of 40 pirates in two engine boats came to Asharchar around 2:00am and looted cash and cellphone sets from the fishermen. The gang abducted 10 fishermen from the area demanding Tk 1 lakh as ransom for each. Four fishermen were also injured as they tried to resist the gang. A team of coast guard chased the pirates who were fleeing after looting and abducting the fishermen. The robbers opened fire on the coast guard prompting them to retaliate. Abdur Rashid Khan, station commander for coast guard in Pathorghata, said around 500 rounds of bullet were exchanged during the hour-long gunfight. |
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