Youth killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’

Kushtia Correspondent: A youth has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the DB police in the district.

The gunfight took place on Wednesday midnight in Alampur area on Kushtia-Jhenidha highway.

The deceased was identified as Amirul Islam Amir (39).

Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sabbirul Islam said a gang of robbers were taking preparations to commit robbery in the area. On a tiff off, a team of DB police conducted a drive there and sensing the presence of law enforcers, dacoits opened fire, forcing the policemen to back fire that triggered a gunfight.

Later, police found the bullet-hit dead body of Amirul Islam on the spot.

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