The prime accused in the assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station Amir Hossain murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Chandpur Bazar area of Sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Mamun Mia, 30, son of Musa Mia, resident of Chandpur village of the upazila.
Earlier on Friday, ASI Amir Hossain, 35, along with his colleague Mani Shankar went to arrest Mamun Mia, son of Musa Mia of Chandpur village in Machihata Union.
During the drive, the accused Mamun Mia attacked Amir and Mani Shankar with sharp weapons. Amir was taken to the district’s Sadar Hospital in critical condition where the duty doctor pronounced him dead.