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Human trafficking: Rohingya man, among two persons, killed in alleged shootout in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 23 Jun 2019, 09:36 am

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Dhaka, June 23: A Rohingya man and another person, who are accused in human trafficking cases, have died in a so-called shootout with police in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, media reports said on Sunday.

The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday in Katabunia of Sabarang Union, Teknaf Police Station OC Pradip Kumar Das told bdnews24.

The two persons have been identified as Mohammad Rubel and Omar Faruk.

Rubel and Faruk, both fugitives, were part of an organised human trafficking ring which operated through the sea, said the police. The two were also named in a recent case, involving the rescue of 49 Rohingyas during trafficking to Malaysia, reported the Bangladesh based news portal.

A police team arrested Rubel and Faruk after receiving information about their presence there, OC Pradip told the news portal.

“When police reached the spot, the traffickers opened fire on them forcing police to retaliate. At one point, the traffickers fled the scene and the bullet-ridden bodies of Rubel and Faruk were found on the spot," he said.