The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Jhenidah

An outlaw was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and police at Teltupi village in Harinakundu upazila eary Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Fazar Ali,47, area commander of outlawed party JSD Gonobahini. He was wanted in eight cases, including of four murders, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Fazar from his house in Teltupi village on Monday midnight. According to his statement, police conducted operation in a brick field of the village along with Fazar at about 2.15 am.

"AS soon as police reached the spot accomplices of Fazar fired towards them forcing the law enforcers to fire back that triggered a gun battle", said an eyewitness account of police.

Fazar was caught in the line of fire while fleeing and received bullet wound. He succumbed when he was taken to upazila health complex. Police recovered one shutter gun and 10 bullets from the scene.