An alleged robber was shot dead by his rivals at Bashkhali upazila in Chittagong yesterday afternoon over a land dispute.
The deceased was identified as Didarul Alam, 30, ringleader of a local dacoits' gang, said police sources.
Police nabbed eight persons in connection with the killing after conducting drives in different parts of the upazila, said Chittagong District’s Assistant Superintendent of Police (Satkania circle) Emran Bhuiyan.
He said Didar had a loggerhead for long with another local Ansar over land ownership of a piece of land.
“The men of Ansar opened fire on Didar in front of his house around 1pm in Khankhanabad area of Banshkhali, leaving him dead on the spot”, said the ASP.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Police Outpost for autopsy, said ASP Emran.
Didar was an accused in several cases filed with Bashkhali police station where filing of a case in this connection was being going on.
