Murder accused killed in Mymensingh ‘shootout'

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Mymensingh Correspondent
Published : 11:24, Aug 22, 2019 | Updated : 11:25, Aug 22, 2019

Photo shows a police gun barrel.In Mymensingh, a man accused of murder was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chakua Daria intersection in Gafargaon upazila.

The deceased is Ekhlas Uddin, 32, son of Nurul Islam of Chakua village. He was wanted in two murder cases – the latest one was for killing an auto-rickshaw driver last month.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area around 1:30 am, Shahinuzzaman Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pagla Police Station said.

As soon as the police reached the area, Ekhlas and his associates hurled brickbats and fired gunshots, triggering a gunfight, the OC said.

Ekhlas was caught in the line of fire and sustained a gunshot wound. Later, he was taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

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