Although he was unable to identify the deceased, he said that two police constables had been injured in the 'gunfight'. He told bdnews24.com that a group of robbers had barricaded the highway to stop vehicles and loot passengers at Pirojpur Karhaitola. "When a police team on routine patrol arrived at there, the robbers started shooting and hurled bombs at them. The man was taken to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex where duty doctors declared him dead, said Ali. The injured constables, Ratan Kumar and Al Amin, were treated at the Upazila Health Complex too.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2016 04:41 UTC