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Twelve police personnel were injured in an alleged gunfight with a group of criminals during an operation in Raozan, Chattogram, according to Chattogram Superintendent of Police Masud Alam.
The exchange of gunfire took place on Wednesday night when police conducted a raid in South Kadolpur Joynagar Barua Para under Ward 9 of Kadolpur union in Raozan upazila.
Following the gunfight, police arrested an injured man, identified as Dildar Hossain, 37.
The injured police officers include SIs Md Jannatun Naim Rajon, Md Khorshed Alam, Md Bayezid Mridha and Md Jahangir Alam, and ASIs Md Jewel Chandra Biswas and Md Rabiul Hossain, along with six others.
SP Masud Alam said police had received allegations that a criminal group had been demanding and collecting extortion money from people in different parts of Raozan.
Police identified local men Jane Alam alias Dakat Alam, Mohammad Aziz and their associates as members of the group. According to police, they demanded money from a man named Abu Bakkar Chowdhury at his home on September 25, prompting Wednesday night’s operation.
The SP said police raided Jane Alam’s house in South Kadolpur Joynagar Barua Para. The suspected criminals, having detected the police presence, allegedly opened fire indiscriminately at the officers. Police returned fire and brought the situation under control.
After the exchange, police arrested Dildar with bullet wounds, while Jane Alam, Aziz and their associates Rubel, Mamun and Bacha fled the scene.
Based on information provided by Dildar, police later recovered one double-barrel and one single-barrel gun, 119 rounds of Chinese rifle ammunition, six cartridges and several sharp weapons from the house.
