Magura police: Robber ringleader killed in ‘gunfight’

The incident took place early Saturday, police say. Ringleader Sardar Kamal, 42, of Shewladanga village under Magura Sadar upazila, was accused in several cases. Police said Kamal's gang tried to commit robbery on the Magura-Jessore highway by putting logs around 3am . Upon receiving information, patrol police rushed to the spot and the robbers started firing at them sensing their presence. Kamal was shot dead on the spot in the counterfire by the police. However, his accomplices managed to flee the spot. Magura police station Officer-in-Charge Ajmal Huda said: “Kamal was the ringleader of inter-district robbers. He ran the gang. A domestic-made pistol, machete and saw have discovered from the crime spot.”