Drug peddler killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Satkhira: A drug peddler was killed during a reported gunfight between two groups of drug peddlers at Ramkrishnapur in Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira early on Friday.
The deceased is Yunus Ali Salal, in his forties, a resident of Dkkhin Bhadiali village, said Kalaroa Police Officer-in-charge Biplab Kumar Nath.
Being tipped off that two gangs of drug traders were exchanging gunfire among them; a team of police went to the spot and fired five rounds of bullets to control the situation. Later, police recovered the body of Yunus.
Police also recovered one shutter gun, two bullets and 70 bottles of phensidyl from the spot.