Two robbers lynched in Jessore, Madaripur
Another killed in 'shootout' with cops in Cox's Bazar
Two robbers were killed in separate mob beating in Jessore and Madaripur while another was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohort and police in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
Our Jessore correspondent reports, Abdul Aziz, 48, a leader of a robber gang locally known as 'Aziz Bahini', was killed in a mob beating in Jessore.
Police said Aziz was caught when he and his associates were trying to flee after committing a robbery at a house at Satbaria village in Kashabpur upazila.
He died at Kashabpur Upazila Health Complex, they said.
Our Madaripur correspondent reports, Abul Hossain, 30, was killed in a mob beating on Kotalipara-Rajoir road in Chawaribari area under Rajoir upazila of Madaripur.
Police said villagers caught Abul when he was taking preparation for robbing a chicken-laden pick-up van around 11:30pm on Saturday, and gave him a good beating.
He died at Madaripur Sadar Hospital early yesterday.
In Cox's Bazar, Nasir Uddin, 30, was killed and three policemen were injured in an hour-long shootout between police and a robbers' gang in Mohseniya Kata area in Chakaria upazila early yesterday.
The injured were sub-inspectors Surajit Barua, Riton Das and Constable Roni Barua.
Acting on a tip off that a gang of robbers put up a barricade on Chakaria-Pekua-Mognama road felling wood logs around 1:30am, a team of police reached there, police said.
Police said they recovered fourteen rounds of bullets, three locally made guns, five sharp weapons and a mask from the place. Nasir died at Chakaria upazila health complex, they said.
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