In a gun battle between Rab personnel and alleged robbers, two robbers were bullet hit at Kurarghat in Kamrangirchar on Friday.Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-3) said they managed to arrest eight robbers, including the two bullet wounded. They were getting prepared for robbery around 10:30pm, Rab claimed.
The wounded were identified as Suman Ahmad, 27, of Kamrangirchar and Ahammad, 28, of Madaripur. The other arrestees are Kamal Hossain, 28, Iqbal Hossain, 30, Mohammad Rafiq, 26, and Sentu Miah, 32, of Kamrangirchar and Mohammad Mithu, 27, of Noakhali and Al Amin, 30, of Sunamganj.
"The criminals opened fire on the law-enforcers, sensing their presence, which forced Rab-3 personnel to retaliate with ", said a Rab official. A pistol with two bullets, two knives along with 5 mobile phones was recovered from them, he added.
In a separate incident, a small trader was shot at while resisting muggers in the city's Purana Paltan early Friday.
Quoting witnesses police said Mohammad Ali, 35, a small shop owner, was waiting for a vehicle in front of Photo Journalists Association on his way to Comilla to celebrate Eid with his family.
A gang of three-four muggers appeared in a car and tried to snatch Ali's valuables at about 3:45am. He received shot in the left chest as he tried to resist.
The muggers managed to flee the scene with his valuables, including a mobile phone.
Later, Ali was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.