STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Cox’s Bazar

Police recovered the bodies of three suspected robbers from a hill in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, who are believed to have been killed in a clash between two rival groups.

The bodies were found around 9:00am yesterday on a remote hill in the North Shilkhali area under the Baharchhara union, said Durjoy Biswas, the officer-in-charge of the Baharchhara Police Investigation Centre.

The deceased were identified as Aminul Islam Robi, 19; Mujibur Rahman, 38; and Nur Bashar, 20. They were residents of the same area.

Another suspect, Morshed, was critically injured in the incident and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital under police custody, according to Durjoy.

Mujibur and Morshed were known offenders with multiple robbery cases against them, while the other two were relatively new to criminal activities linked to robbery and human trafficking. Police are verifying whether they had any prior cases.

The incident may be linked to abduction and human trafficking, said Saiful Islam, the officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station.

“We are taking the matter seriously and investigating,” he said.

Robi’s father, Ruhul Amin, identified his son at the scene after being informed.

“Morshed called my son last night while he was having dinner and asked him to come out. He had been missing since then. This morning, I found his body in the hills,” Ruhul said.