28 ‘robbers’ held after gunfight in Savar, 4 cops injured

Twenty-eight suspected robbers were arrested after a gunfight with police at Nabinagr Bus Stand  in Ashulia early Friday.

Abdul Awal, officer-in-charge of Ashulia police station, said that tipped off that a gang of inter-district robbers is preparing for committing robberies, police took position on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Thursday midnight.

At one stage, they intercepted a Savar-bound bus, coming from Manikganj. Sensing danger, the robbers opened fire on police prompting the law enforcers to retaliate, triggering a gunfight.

Later, police detained 28 robbers and seized one foreign-made pistol, five bullets, two magazines, locally made firearms, 24 mobile handsets and Tk 10,000 in cash from their possessions.

Source: unb