Suspected robber killed in gunfight with cops in Assam
NAGAON, May 26: A suspected robber was allegedly killed in a gunfight with the police in Assam’s Nagaon district in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. Nagaon SSP Partha Protim Das said police had received specific intelligence inputs about a group of robbers allegedly planning another heist in the district. “A team from Nagaon police station launched an operation at Borkandali-Mikipar village in the Rangaloo patrol post area,” he told reporters. Five suspected robbers attempted to flee after spotting the police team. During the chase, one of the suspects allegedly opened fire on the personnel. “In exercise of the lawful right of self-defence, police retaliated with controlled firing, injuring the suspect. He was immediately taken to Nagaon Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead,” the SSP said. (PTI)