An alleged mugger was killed in a “shootout” between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion in the capital’s Boro Moghbazar early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shafique, 38. The law enforcers claimed that they had arrested three of his accomplices. Papia Islam, wife of Shafique, however, said her husband was a cloth trader and she had no information about his involvement in mugging.
Major Md Sadiqur Rahman, company commander of Rab-3, said, “The shootout occurred around 2:00am when Rab personnel challenged a gang of muggers who were preparing to commit a crime.
“Rab members shot back when the criminals started shooting at the law enforcers,” he said.
At one stage, the gang tried to flee in a car but the car hit an electric pole at Moghbazar, police claimed.
The criminals took injured Shafique to a hospital on Panthapath, where doctors declared him dead, said Nazmul Ahsan, sub-inspector of Ramna Police Station.
“On information, law enforcers from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station arrested three members of the gang from the hospital,” he added.
-With The Daily Star input
