CHITTAGONG, Apr 3: One alleged dacoit gang leader was beaten to death at Anowara thana area here In the early hours of Sunday.

The victim Identified as Md Shahjahan, 35. reportedly, alongwith his 20 to 30 accomplices raided a market of Wahldyarhut under the thana at around 3:30 am and looted several shops of the market.

The dacoits also injured five persons. While escaping the gang leader of the dacoits was caught by the people of the market and was beaten to death.

BSS from Bagerhat reports: Kachua police on Sunday arrested a leader of an inter-district dacoit gang and one of his accomplices after a brief gunfight from a village of the thana.

Police said they raided a house of Chandra Para village under Kachua thana to nab Amir Slkder, an accused of 11 murders and ringleader of an inter-district dacoit gang. Police led by Officer-In-Charge of the thana Mihir Kumar- Das cordoned off the house from all directions to arrest him. But the ringleader along with his accomplices took shelter in a betel-nut garden sensing the presence of police. The dacoits opened several rounds of fire towards police for escaping from the place. But police encountered them and Amir Sikdcr and his accomplice Rezaul suffered bullet injuries.

Police later arrested them with a revolver, a country made gun and several rounds of bullet. Both the eyes of the ringleader were severely damaged In the police firing.

Later he was taken to local thana health complex. Two cases were lodged with Kachua thana in this connection.