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2 killed day after cop murdered

Police claim of 'gunfight', families refute

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Ctg
A day after the killing of a cop, two accused were killed in a "gunfight" between their associates and law enforcers in Halishahar Beribandh area of Chittagong city early yesterday.
The deceased are Md Ismail Rajib, 25, and Md Nasir Uddin, 25, of the city's Double Mooring area.
Meanwhile, around 50 locals yesterday staged demonstration protesting the killing of Rajib in police firing. They tried to put up a barricade on Access Road at Agrabad around 4:00pm, said local sources.
Three police personnel also sustained bullet injuries during the shooting, said Kazi Matiul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Double Mooring Police Station.
On Monday night, nayek Faridul Islam of Dampara Police Lines was stabbed to death while he was on his way home to Agrabad from Oxygen intersection after completing his duty.
Police later filed a case with Double Mooring Police Station against several people in this connection.
Around 4:30am yesterday, police conducted a drive at Halishahar Beribandh following a tip-off that some accused in the case had been staying there, the OC said.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, a gang of seven to eight men opened fire. The security men also fired back, said police.
Rajib and Nasir sustained bullets during the exchange of gunfire. Police sent the duo to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
The bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsies.
Police recovered a light gun, several machetes and five bullets from the spot. Md Zia, younger brother of Rajib, told The Daily Star his brother went out of home in the morning to work at their fuel outlet.
Later he came to know that some people had picked up Rajib from the shop.
Nasir's cousin Md Idris said Nasir went to Rajib's shop taking along his truck from Majhirghat to collect fuel early in the morning.
The injured police personnel - sub-inspector Titan Sarkar, constables Sujit Dey and Md Saleh - were admitted to Police Lines Hospital.
Two cases were filed in connection with the shooting incident.