7 ‘robbers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Seven suspected members of a robber gang were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on a hill in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Monday.
 
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. RAB (legal and media wing) Senior Assistant Director Shujoy Sarkar confirmed the matter.

Mirza Shahid Mahtab, company commander of Rab-15, said seven members of ‘Jokey Group’, a gang of robbers, were killed in the gunfight during a drive there in the early morning.

Tipped off that a gang of robbers of ‘Jokey Group’ was taking preparation to commit robbery in Jadimora-Mochni area of the hill behind Rohingya camp No 27, a team of RAB conducted a drive there around 4:30 am.

Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the robbers opened fire on them prompting them to fire back in self-defence that triggered the gunfight, Mahtab said.

After two and a half hours of the gunfight, the elite force members recovered seven bodies from the spot.

RAB also recovered five firearms and a large amount of ammunition from the spot. Further details of the incident are still awaited.