Belal Hossain, 29, was arrested in Goran on Thursday afternoon and later taken to a hideout called ‘Shekher Jaiga’ to aid the law-enforcement agency’s raid to recover firearms, said Mashiur Rahman, chief of Khilgaon Police Station. As the police arrived on the scene around 11 pm, a gang of criminals opened fire, prompting the police to retaliate. Belal was found injured in the gunfight after the criminals fled the scene, according to a version of the incident given by the police. Belal was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and sent to the morgue for an autopsy. Police recovered a pistol and a magazine from the scene, said OC Mashiur Rahman, adding that Belal earned himself a nickname in the crime world for using sharp weapons in robbery.

Source: bd News24 May 15, 2020 07:18 UTC