COXS BAZAR, Apr 30: A farmer was shot dead and three others, including a RAB personnel, sustained bullet wounds reportedly in a gunfight between the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and a gang of suspected robbers in Coxs Bazar Sadar upazila on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Bayet Ullah, 42, of Baro Chowdhury Para in Bharuakhali union in the upazila.
The head of the gang - Mohammad Farhad aka Shere Farhad - was arrested with a foreign firearm during the operation, said Lt Col HM Sazzad Hossain, Commanding Officer of RAB-15 in Coxs Bazar, adding that Masud Chowdhury, an employee of NGO Prottasi, was kidnapped by Farhad-Mostaq gang of Bharuakhali.
On information, RAB members went to Murapara area in Baruakhali union to rescue him at night. Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members opened fire, triggering a gunfight, he said.
During the gunfight, Bayet was caught in the line of fire and died on the spot, said the RAB official.
