Convicted killed in alleged gunfight with police

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A convicted robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Paschim Baroikhali of Sreenagar upazila in Munshiganj early Saturday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Mohammad Tajel, 36, son of a certain Din Islam Khorshed of Baghorar Rudrapara village of the upazila.

Tajel was sentenced to seven years in jail in a robbery case. He was also accused in 10 other cases.

Md Yunus Ali, officer-in-charge of Sreenagar police station, said a team of police arrested Tajel from Monirampur upazila in Jashore around 10:30am on Friday.

Acting on his information, a team of police conducted a raid in Madankhali area to recover arms around 11:00pm.

When the team reached the area, his associates attacked the police and Tajel tried to flee, said the OC.

After a gunfight, police recovered his bullet-ridden body from the spot.

Police also recovered a pistol, three bullets and 100 yaba pills from the spot.

Three policemen sustained injured in the incident, the OC said.