A Rohingya refugee has died in a gunfight with the Detective Branch (DB) of police at Ramu upazila under Cox’s Bazar.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid Prakhash Khorshed, 30. He was a resident of Kutupalong Rohingya camp C-2 block.
The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Jouarianala rubber garden area in Ramu.
3,000 yaba pills, a locally made LG gun and a motorcycle were recovered from the site, claimed police.
Inspector Manas Barua of district DB police confirmed the matter saying: “Police went to the location upon getting information about someone smuggling yaba via a motorcycle. When the police indicated to stop the motorcycle, Khorshed started shooting at the police, which led to police firing back in self-defence.
“Police recovered the dead body along with the yaba pills from the location afterwards,” he added.
The dead body has been sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar hospital for post mortem and a case is being filed under the appropriate law.
