2 Rab men hurt by robbers

Two Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members were injured in an attack by robbers when a Rab team went to arrest a fugitive accused at Kalikapur village in Kishorganj upazila on Friday.

Rab also arrested two injured robbers--Mohammad Ali, 55, an accused in 11 cases, and his brother Azad Mia, 40, of the village--from the spot.

Nilphamari Camp Commander Asaduzzaman of Rab-13 said sub-inspectors Rustam Ali and Sohan Hossain went to the robbers' den in the guise of arms buyers on Friday night, keeping a Rab team as backup.

At one stage, the robbers' gang, led by the two siblings, came to know about the real identity of the two policemen and attacked the duo with machetes, leaving them injured.

Hearing screams of their fellows, the backup team of Rab-13 went to the spot and fired three gunshots that left Ali and Azad bullet injured while their cohorts managed to flee.

Rab later arrested the two and sent all the four injured to Kishoreganj Upazila Health Complex.

Rab filed a case with Kishoreganj Police Station and handed the arrestees over to the police.