Action starts… one highway officer and 5 robbers down…
The highway patrol car seriously damaged…
3 more cops are seriously wounded and over 10 robbers are arrested…
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6 robbers killed in Comilla, Dhaka shootout
Five highway robbers were killed in shootout with policemen in Comilla on Friday.
Five highway robbers were killed and four Sub Inspectors of Police and three constables were wounded in a fierce shootout near Kalamura bridge in Brahmanpara Upazila in Comilla early Friday while another robber was killed in the capital city.
Before the shootout between police and robbers, a constable was killed when a passenger minibus over-powered by the robbers hit a patrol car of police at Itagram in Debidwar upazila.
Police said a gang of 10/15 inter-district dacoits who were travelling by the Comilla-bound minibus from Dhaka took control of the bus swooped on the passengers and looted their valuables at gunpoint at Eastagram in Debidwar upazila.
On their return journey to Brahmanbaria from Comilla Cantonment bus stand, the dacoits pushed out one passenger from the bus at Boriarpur in Debidwar. The passenger later informed a local UP member about the incident. As the UP member informed the Debidwar police, a police team chased the bus.
When the bus reached Itagram, it hit a patrol car of Mirpur highway police, leaving one Sub Inspector, two constables and the car driver wounded. The robbers fled away at that time.
Constables Sirajul Islam succumbed to his injuries at Comilla Medical College Hospital. The three others were admitted to Dhaka Pangu Hospital.
Police arrested four members of the gang from different places in Brahmanpara upazila at about 3am today. On the basis of their confession, police went near Kalamura Bridge to arrest other members of the gang.
AS they reached there, the robbers and their accomplices opened fire on the police who retaliated. Five robbers were seriously injured during the exchange of fire. They were taken to Devidwar hospital where doctors declared them dead.
The deceased were identified as-Kamal, 22, of Barisal district, Dulal, 28, of Barguna district, Faruq of Jhalakati ditrict, Kanchan, 26, of Kishoreganj district and Abdul Wahab, 30, of Sirajganj district.
Police recovered one cut-riffle, 12 rounds of cartridges and arrested one robber identified as Sagar from the scene.
SI Uttam Kumar Dey, SI Belayet Hossain, SI Akther, SI Sanjit, constables Ataur, Aminur and Farid were also injured in the crossfire. A case was filed.
Robber killed in shootout in capital city
A dacoit was killed and two others were injured, in a shootout with police in Kawla area of Uttara here Thursday night.
Police said a gang of robbers numbering four entered the house of Wahidul Islam and looted cash and valuables worth over Tk 1 lakh at about 9:30 pm.
When they were fleeing with the booty local people hearing

for help chased them and sensing danger the muggers exploded several bombs to create panic in the area.
But hearing the sound of bomb explosion when patrol police rushed in the muggers opened fire on them forcing the law enforcers to fire back that left three gang members injured.
The injured were rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Sagor, 28 dead.
Two other injured- Kashem, 22, and Mustafa, 25, were taken under police custody after giving first aid.
Police recovered some of the looted gold ornaments, one revolver, two bullets, one machete, one knife and four bombs from their possession.
A case was filed in this connection.