Bullet-hit bodies recovered in Teknaf

The police have said that they found two bullet-ridden bodies in Howaikang of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila early Monday.

Teknaf police officials identified the deceased as Delwar Hossain and Mohammad Rafiq.

Police claimed that the dead were members of robber gangs and involved in yaba smuggling.

Inspector (investigation) of Teknaf model police station, ABM Doha, told Prothom Alo that being informed, two groups of robbers took position on Teknaf-Cox’s Bazar Road a police team conducted a drive around 2:00am and found those two bullet-ridden bodies there.

Police also recovered two firearms and four bullets from the spot, he added.

ABM Doha claimed that the deceased could have been killed in exchange of fire between two groups of robbers.

Prothom Alo, however, could not independently verify the law enforcement’s version of the incident as there was no version available either from any witness or the victims’ family members.