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Two robbers die in Khulna shootout, claim police
Two persons have died in a 'shootout' in Khulna early on Saturday.
Published : 5 Oct 2014, 06:03 AM
Updated : 5 Oct 2014, 06:03 AM
The dead have been identified as 'Karimul', 40, and 'Hobi', 42, from Khulna's Dumuria Upazila. Police claim they were members of a gang of robbers.
Khulna's Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) SM Shafiullah said that the incident happened at Deluti Union of Paikgachha Upazila.
Six firearms and 29 rounds of ammunitions were recovered from the spot while 13 people were detained, said the police official.
"A group of robbers abducted one Prasant Kumar Dhali from Jhhilbuniya village and were fleeing by a speedboat on the Shibsha River when the police and locals chased them."
According to ASP Shafiullah, the robbers jumped off from the speedboat at a sandbar when it broke down. The shootout erupted when the robbers fired to disperse the locals and police behind them.
"Police opened fire and killed two robbers on spot."
The bodies were sent to Khulna Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.
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