A 20-year-old gang rape accused was killed in a reported shootout by the members of Detective Branch (DB) police in Fulbaria Upazila of Mymensingh on Monday.
Mymensingh District DB Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Kamal Akanda confirmed the matter.
He said a group of three youths raped a girl in a solitary place of the upazila's Osim-Kutira area Saturday (August 3).
The girl filed a case against them on Sunday (August 4). At night, DB conducted a drive on getting secret information that the accused were staying in Kaladah Eidgah area.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, they opened fire at the DB men. The DB men in response opened fire too. At one stage, the DB men could nab one of the accused Jahirul Islam with bullet injuries.
He was taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) where the physician declared him dead. A pipe-gun was recovered from the spot, said the DB official.
