Outlaws trade over 100 rounds in gunfight at Icegati
Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Panic gripped the people of Icegati union of Rupsha upazila, following a gunfight between the armed cadres of two factions of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) yesterday morning. Police could not tell the reason behind the hour-long battle, which began at around 6:00am between the PBCP (Tapan) and the PBCP (Janajuddha) rivals near Amam Sea Foods at Shingherchar village. Both the groups used hand-bombs and exchanged more than 100 rounds of shots between them. But no casualty was reported. The PBCP (Tapan) left the spot by three-wheeler vans towards Terokhada, while their rivals, Janajuddho, towards Labanchhora of Khulna by trawlers, witnesses said. The outlaws of Janajuddho forcibly took PBCP (Tapan) cadre Mujibar Rahman, 20, with them, witnesses added. A large number of people of Icegati have left the area fearing another flare-up. Police picked up 10 suspects in this regard.
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