Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Two rape suspects killed in alleged shootout with police
Dhaka, Aug 14: Two men implicated in a rape case were killed during an alleged shootout with police in Bangladsh's Bhola Sadar area, media reports said.
The incident took place in the upzaila’s Dakkhin Razapur area around 2:30am on Wednesday, Sagir Mia, chief of Bhola Model Police Station told bdnews24.
The deceased were identified as Al-Amin, 27 and Manjur Alam, 25.
They were named in a case filed over the rape of two sisters on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, reported the news portal.
“A police team were conducting a drive at night to arrest the suspects when they opened fire on law enforcers. Police retaliated and Amin and Manjur were killed in the ensuing gunfight,” OC Sagir told the newsportal.
