Shahraj, 25, a constable of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN) was shot in a gunfight with criminals in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on early Sunday.
Police said he is on duty At Madhurchhara Police Camp under the 14 APBN, is now under treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital with bullet wound in different parts of his body .
Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Mohammad Iqbal, also the commander of APBN-8 said, the incident took place in the F-block of the Rohingya camp at Madhurchhara 4-Extension camp.
Additional DIG Iqbal said nine APBN members were on security duty in the F-block of Madhurchhara.
“30 to 35 miscreants entered the police camp and started firing indiscriminately at the APBN members. The APBN members also fired back in self-defense. At one stage, the terrorists escaped,” the police official said.
The attackers were members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), the Myanmar-based armed group that dominates the area, he suspected.
APBN member Shahraj suffered bullet wounds in his right thigh and right-hand finger, Iqbal added.
Shahraj was rescued and brought to Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex before being shifted to Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital for better treatment, he said.
To nab the criminals, searches are being conducted in the camps, along with increased police patrols.
