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Three killed in gunfight in Khulna
Three people, including two suspected drug dealers, were killed and another was injured in separate incidents in Rupsa and Harintana areas of Khulna on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as suspected drug smugglers Sabbir, Saddam and sand trader Bablu Dutta.
The bullet-hit Miraz fled from a private hospital after receiving first-aid.
Locals said there had long been a dispute between drug dealers Sohag and Ashique groups in the Rajapur area under Rupsa Police Station of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP).
Around 10:30pm on Thursday, Sabbir, Miraz and Saddam went to the house of Sohag in Rajapur area.
On information, a group of 10 to 12 people led by one Sazzad Hossain of the Ashique group swooped on the house and opened fire, leaving Sabbir dead on the spot and Saddam and Miraz critically injured.
As the criminals fled, locals took Saddam, who sustained bullet injuries in head’s back, to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) where physicians referred him to Dhaka.
He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Dhaka in an ambulance while Mirza received a bullet in the waist and managed to flee after receiving primary treatment.
Officer-in-charge of Rupsa Police Station Mustafizur Rahman said they were working to identify the accused involved with the murders.
The dominance over the drug smuggling in the area might have led to the casualties, he assumed, saying that the concrete reason will be unfolded through investigation.
Earlier around 9pm, miscreants slaughtered sand and land trader Bablu on his way to home in Rajbandha area under Harintana Police Station.
Locals said that riding bike Bablu was returning home after completing personal work at night.
The miscreants intercepted him in the Rajbandha area and took him to an under-construction building where they slaughtered him, reports UNB.
Hearing screams, locals went to the spot and found him critically injured when the miscreants left.
Being informed, a police team from the Harintana Police Station rushed to the spot and recovered the body, said officer-in-charge Sheikh Khairul Bashar.
He said the body was sent to KMCH morgue for autopsy and efforts were on to nab the accused.