Jessore police claim finding man’s body after ‘shootout’

Police in Jessore say they have recovered an unidentified man's body after a 'shootout.'

Jessore Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 Dec 2016, 06:11 AM
Updated : 1 Dec 2016, 06:11 AM

Kotowali Police OC Elias Hossain said they responded to reports of gunfire on Jessore-Magura Highway.

A police team reached the spot around 2am and found a man, perhaps in his late 20s, with gunshot wounds, he said.

He was taken to the state-run hospital in Jessore, where the doctors declared him dead, added the police officer.

Jessore Sadar Hospital's doctor Abdur Rashid said the man had died before being brought in. "He was shot in the head."

Police said they have found a firearm, a bullet and an empty bullet casing at the scene.