Seven people, including four policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and human traffickers in Churamonkati area of Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
The injured policemen are Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali model police station Shikder Akkas Ali, Sub-Inspector Shamim, and Constables Zahid and Abdur Rahim.
The traffickers who were injured in the gunfight were identified as Ashraful, 32, of Hatjadabpur village; Rahmat Ali, son of Bachchu Miah of Debbariya village; and Jahirul Islam, son of Shakhawat Hossain of Uttar Hatjadabpur village in Maheshkhali upazila of Jhenaidah district.
After being tipped off that a group of human traffickers abducted truck driver Abdul Aziz from Mobarakpur village in Jhikargachha upazila around 8:30pm, a team of police chased the gang and halted their car at Churamonkati Bazar around 11:30pm, said Mir Shafin Mahmud, assistant police superintendent of Jessore.
Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the human traffickers opened fire on them, prompting the police personnel to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
Seven people, including the four cops, sustained bullet injuries in the gun battle, the ASP said.
Meanwhile, police arrested the three injured human traffickers, rescued the victim and seized the private car and one gun loaded with two bullets.
Later, the injured policemen were rushed to Jessore Police Lines Hospital and the arrested human traffickers sent to Jessore Medical College Hospital.
Two cases have bene filed in this connection.
