The killings of alleged drug dealers at the hands of the law enforcers continued Thursday night when two were killed in Netrokona and one in Cumilla.
Kamal Hossain alias Fenci Kamal, 51, was killed at Burichang upazila in Cumilla district at late hours of Thursday night. The police also arrested two drug dealers from the spot.
However, the police are yet to know the identity of the Netrokona drug dealers.
Netrokona Model police station OC Md Borhan Uddin said, “The dealers were killed in shootout when we had gone on a raid. In the incident, SI Jalil, ASI Zakir and Constable Wahid were injured.”
Two pipe guns, 700 grams heroin and over 3,000 yaba were recovered from the spot.
The injured police officers are being treated at Netrokona Sadar Hospital.
After the crackdown on drug dealers started, so far, three drug peddlers were killed in Netrokona.
Meanwhile, in Cumilla, acting on a tip off, a team of police led by Burichong OC Monoj Kumar Dey and DB OC Nasir Uddin Mridha took position at Mohishmara area in Burichong upazila, said police sources.
Kamal Hossain and his accomplices were passing through the area and sensing police presence, drug traders opened fire on them. In retaliation, police also fired 34 rounds of bullets and Kamal was severely injured. Doctors declared him dead after he was rushed to Cumilla medical College Hospital, said the sources.
Burichong OC Monoj Kumar Dey said one pipe gun with with one round of bullet and 50 kgs of cannabis were recovered from the spot.
DB sub-inspector Nandan Chandr Sarkar, ASI Shahabul Hossain and Constable Sumon Miah were injured in the incident.
So far, six drug peddlers were killed in Cumilla.