2 cops, bandit leader bullet-hit in gunfight

Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested alleged bandit gang leader Anwar Hossain, 35, of Aryanarayanpur village in Jhenidah Sadar from Amolsar village in Magura district on Monday night.

The police team was returning to Jhenidah Sadar thana along with Anwar, an accused in five cases including some for murder.

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As they reached Kala-Laxmipur in Jhenidah Sadar upazila, Anwar's accomplices fired on the law enforcers, who also returned shots, said Jhenidah Police Superintendent.

Anwar was bullet-hit and critically injured when he attempted to flee from the police van.

Havildar Abdus Salam and Constable Mizan were also bullet-hit in the gunfight. Police recovered a shutter-gun and four bullets from the spot.

The injured persons including the policemen were admitted to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital.