'Gunfight' kills youth in Rajshahi

A young man was killed in a reported gunfight in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district early Friday.

Deceased Md Shamim, 21, was the son of late Shafique, a resident of Lalitnagar village in the upazila. Police claimed he was accused of a child rape-murder case.

Additional superintendent of the district police Iftekharul Alam confirmed the matter.

He said a group of miscreants attacked a patrol team of Kakonhat Police Investigation Center around 2am, forcing the law enforcers to open fire on them that left one bullet-hit injured.

He was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead, Iftekharul said.

Faisal Ahmed/SU