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Cop, two others hurt as criminals clash at Mirpur

Staff Correspondent
A traffic sergeant, a housewife and a young boy suffered bullet wounds in crossfire during a gunfight between the extortionist groups of Kala Jahangir and the Taj Group at city's Mirpur-10 roundabout yesterday.
Housewife Sheuli Begum, 18, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after receiving a bullet in the chest while Sergeant Rezaul Bashar, 30, now undergoing treatment at Orthopaedic Hospital was hit in the leg. Details about the condition of the young boy Mamun, 13, also at Orthopaedic Hospital, could not be known.
"Some youths appeared at the crossing in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at around 10:15am and suddenly opened fire at someone standing on the northeast corner of the roundabout," said the owner of a local tea stall.
"As we pulled our shutters down and passersby ran for cover, a traffic sergeant appeared at the spot in his motorbike to assess the situation," he said. "All of a sudden, he fell on the ground after being hit in the leg."
"After trading around 15 gunshots, the gunmen inside the auto-rickshaw sped away towards Pallabi," said a rickshawpuller.
Gunmen on the other side also scattered and melted away, he said.
Traffic policemen stationed at the crossing sent Sergeant Bashar to Orthopaedic Hospital.
Thirteen-year-old Mamun found lying beside the road was also rushed to Orthopaedic Hospital.
Sheuli was shot a little later as the two sides regrouped and engaged in chase and counter chase at Mirpur Section-6. She was buying vegetables from a roadside vendor when the incident happened in front of her house at Road 2 in Block-A at around 11:15am, said her husband Nazimuddin, a garment worker.
"A group of 6-7 youths chasing another group and shooting at them, but Sheuli failed to leave the area in time and was hit in the chest by a stray bullet," Nazimuddin said, quoting the victim.
Mirpur Police arrested Jewel, Amir, Hossain, Tajul and Nasir during a raid in the area shortly after the incident. Police said all are local criminals and members of the infamous 'Taj Group'.
Locals said one of the rival groups are loyal to Kala Jahangir and the other is the 'Taj Group'.
Police said none of the arrested confessed to being involved in the gunfight.
"We will produce them before the court tomorrow," duty officer at Mirpur Police Station said at 8:30 last night, adding that no case was filed.