Three Rohingyas killed in alleged shootout with police in Teknaf

Three Rohingyas with ties to crimes and wanted in a series of cases have been killed in a so-called shootout with the police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday on the hills adjoining the Muchni Rohingya refugee camp at the Upazila’s Hnila Union, said Teknaf Police OC Pradip Kumar Das.

The dead are Nur Alam, 23, Mohammed Zubair, 20, and Hamid Ullah, 20.

The three were members of a robbery gang based in the refugee camp. They were fugitives implicated

in multiple cases, including murder, robbery and kidnapping, with the police.

Nur Alam, Zubair and Hamid were arrested near the Muchni refugee camp on Friday evening, said OC Pradip.

After interrogating the three, a police team launched a raid on the hilly areas adjacent to

the camp to recovers arms with the suspects in tow.

“When the police arrived at the scene, their accomplices opened fire at them. The police retaliated and at one point, Nur Alam, Zubair and Hamid were shot in the crossfire.”

They were rushed to the Teknaf Health Complex, where doctors on duty declared them dead.

Three policemen were also injured in the gunfight, he added.

Police recovered four guns and seven rounds of bullets from the scene.