On early Monday, a Jamat district leader was killed in what the police said was a “Gun battle”. He was the Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary of Meherpur, his name was Tareq Md Safiul Islam (36), he was shot dead around 4am localtime at the Shamshan Ghaat area of Meherpur.
Meherpur police said that, Tareq was charged in several cases of violence, and they were able to arrest him on this Sunday from the Meherpur Islami Bank head-office.
Police officials also said that after getting information from Tareq, police conducted a raid at dawn of Monday with him to recover illegal firearms and nab the suspects. But during the raid, Tareq’s accomplices attacked the police at the Shamshan Ghaat area. Police also mentioned that then a gun battle followed between police and the gangsters and Tarek was shot during the exchange of fire.