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ROHINGYA-GUNFIGHT-DEATH
3 alleged Rohingya kidnapers killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
COX’S BAZAR, June 7, 2019 (BSS) – Three presumed kidnapers identifying
them as Rohingya men were killed in a gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila
of the district today.
The slain kidnappers were identified as Ukhiya Rohingya camp residents
Shamsul Alam, 35, and Nur Alam, 21, and Leda Camp resident Habib, 20, police
sources said.
Teknaf Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradip Kumar Das said a three-
year-old girl was abducted several days ago while the kidnappers also
demanded Taka five lakh as ransom from her family members.
Police launched drives to rescue the girl after getting information from
the girl’s family, the OC said.
Pradip said the kidnappers released the girl on June 2 and police arrested
the three Rohingya men on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the
kidnapping.
He said police took the suspects with them to an area behind the Leda Camp
in Teknaf in the early hours of today to recover firearms.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, a number of criminals, who holed up
there since before, opened fire on police, forcing them to fire back that
triggered a gunfight, the OC said.
The three abductors sustained injuries during the gunfight while the others
managed to flee the spot.
The injured were rushed to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where doctors
declared them dead, the police official said.
The bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
The police officer said that they also recovered three light guns and
eight cartridges.
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