3 including ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’

Two suspected drug peddlers and a murder accused were killed in separate “gunfights” with police in Cox's Bazar early today.

The deceased were identified as Nur Mohammad, 40, of Nazir Para area and Nurul Amin, 35, of Jaliapara in Teknaf upazila; and Korban Ali of Sadar upazila.

Nur Mohammad, a listed yaba trader, and Nurul Amin were killed in a reported gunfight with the law enforcers around 3:00am at Rajarchhara in Teknaf, said Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station.

After the “gunfight”, police recovered eight firearms, 20,000 yaba tablets and 20 bullets from the spot, he added.

In another reported gunfight incident, Korban Ali, an accused in a murder case, was killed at Khurushkul of Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila, said Farid Uddin Khandakar, officer-in-charge of Sadar Model Police Station.