Man killed in Barishal ‘gunfight’

A man was killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Fultola of Barishal's Ujirpur upazila early Tuesday.

News agency UNB quoted police as saying that the deceased was Robiul Alam, 35, a resident of Madaripur district town and accused in six murder cases

Saiful Islam, superintendent of Barishal police, said a team of police arrested Robiul from Madaripur district on Monday night in a case filed for killing Jalla union chairman Bishwajit Gosh Nantu.

After gleaning information in primary interrogation, a team of police along with Rabiul conducted a drive in the area to recover arms.

When the team reached there, his cohorts opened fire on the law enforcers, forcing them to fire back, triggering the gunfight that left Rabiul injured with bullet.

Later, he was taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where the physicians declared him dead.

Police recovered a firearm and several sharp weapons from the spot.
Prothom Alo, however, could not verify the law enforcement’s version of the incident independently as no version of it was available immediately either from any witness or from any member of the victim’s family.