An alleged criminal was killed in a "shootout" between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Shiddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj early yesterday.The dear departed was identified as Fazal Haq, 42, son of late Ayub Ali of Lamapara under sadar upazila of the district.
Fazal, also known as "cadre Fazlu", was accused in eight cases, including for murder, filed with Shiddhirganj Police Station, Rab sources said.
According to a Rab blurb, a team of Rab-11 challenged a gang when they were holding a secret meeting in the dead of night at Naya Ati Housing area in the upazila at about 2:30am.
At one stage, the gang opened fire on the members of elite force prompting them to fire back.
Fazal received bullet during the shootout. Rab members rushed him to Khanpur 200-bed hospital in the district when doctors declared him dead. A Rab member was also injured.
Fazal's associates, however, decamped the scene. Rab members recovered a pistol from the spot.
ASM Badrul Alam, officer-in-charge of Shiddhirganj Police Station, said they are preparing to file a case in this connection.