An accused in multiple rape cases has been killed in a reported gunfight with police in Chittagong city early Thursday.
The deceased Belal Dafadar, 39, was a serial child rapist, said police.
The gunfight took place at 1:10 am at Shantinagar area under Bayezid police station in the city, said Bayezid police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Priton Sarkar, adding that police recovered a firearm and yaba tablets from the spot of the gunfight.
Belal was accused in a total of nine rape cases. “Seven cases were filed with Bayezid police station while two others were lodged with Akbarshah police station,” the OC further said.
According to the police, seven children were raped in the last six months in the Bayezid area, where Belal had been living since securing bail. He was arrested on charges of raping two children in 2016.