A listed criminal was killed in a “gun fight” with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Kalikapur in Patuakhali early yesterday.
Deputy Director of RAB 8 in Patuakhali Assistant Superintendent of Police Fazlur Rahman said Golam Mawla Mridha, 35, an accused in 16 criminal cases, including murder, was killed in the “gun battle” between RAB members and his cohorts in Kalikapur area of Patuakhali town in the early hours of yesterday.
The members of law enforcement agencies forced to open fire as the accomplices of Mawla attacked a RAB convoy, he said.
“Mawla died on the spot during the gunfight,” he added. One pistol with three bullets, two magazines and 600 pieces of Yaba tablets were recovered from the scene.