A Yaba trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar on Monday night.
RAB claimed that they also seized 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets, one locally made firearm, a knife and three bullets from the spot. According to their claim, two RAB members also sustained injuries during the gunfight.
Md Shah Alam of RAB-15 said that a RAB team saw a group of people running while patrolling Baharchara area of Teknaf in the night. Seeing this, the elite force chased those men. The group of men fired at the RAB members. In retaliation, RAB members also fired back, forcing the criminals to flee the scene, he added.
After the gunfight, they found a bullet-hit unidentified criminal, the RAB official said adding that he was rushed to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where the on duty doctors declared him dead.
