Five cops among 8 hurt, 3 arrested during Fatullah drug raid

A gunfight and brick-throwing incident took
place between drug traders and police during an anti-drug drive in Fatullah,
Narayanganj, last night (13 June).
Eight people, including five policemen, were
injured after being hit by bricks. Police arrested three people, including
suspected drug trader known as Fighter Monir, along with a large quantity of
drugs during the drive.
The incident took place around 11pm yesterday at
Patengar Mor in Fatullah's Masdair area.
The injured policemen are sub-inspectors (SIs)
Nandan Sarkar and SI Monir; assistant SIs (ASIs) Kamrul Hasan and ASI Monir
Hossain; and Constable Ashik. Three pedestrians — Helal Uddin, driver Babu, and
AKM Shafiuddin — were also injured.
All of them received treatment at Khanpur
Hospital in the city, Fatullah Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahbub
Alam said.
The OC said that acting on a tip-off, police
conducted a drive at fighter Monir's drug spot at Patengar Mor in Masdair.
During the drive, Fighter Monir and his
associates Nayeem and Masum were arrested with a large quantity of drugs.
At that time, their associates tried to snatch
the arrestees from police custody and first hurled bricks at the police
indiscriminately.
Later, the drug traders fired around five to six
rounds targeting the police.
Police also fired two rounds from a shotgun in
retaliation.
Although no one sustained bullet injuries, five
policemen were injured after being hit by bricks, the OC said.
He added that the drive was continuing in the
area and details of the seized drugs would be disclosed later.
Recently, several members of the Rapid Action
Battalion (RAB) and police were injured in attacks by drug traders during
anti-drug drives in the Masdair area.
















