A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with the law enforcers at Shambhuganj Charpuliamari in Mymensingh Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The deceased is Sumon Mia, 27, son of Suruj Driver of Kalibari under the upazila, a listed criminal. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police conducted a drive in the area around 1:45am, said Shaha Kamal Akanda, officer-in-charge of District DB police.
Sensing presence of the policemen, the criminals opened fire on them forcing the law enforcers to fire back in self-defense. The criminals also hurled brickbats to police, said the OC. Later, police recovered the body of Sumon and took it to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he added.
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