Jhenaidah: A man was killed in a reported shootout with police at Haldipara in Maheshkhali upazila of Jhenaidah early on Tuesday, reports local news agency.

The Maheshkhali police said the deceased is Santu, a resident of Lalpur village of the upazila, and an accused in a number of cases, including that of murder.

The Maheshkhali police officer-in-charge Aminul Islam Biplob said police recovered the body of Hakimul Islam Pinu, a resident of Gopalpur village on 18 February, after he had gone missing on 15 February.

Santu went into hiding after he had been made the prime accused in the Pinu murder case.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive at Mirpur upazila in Kushtia district and arrested Santu on Monday evening.

Acting on Santu’s information, the law enforcers conducted another drive in a field of Haldipara area at about 4:00am.

Sensing the presence of police, Santu’s cohorts reportedly opened fire on the police prompting the law enforcers to retaliate.

After a brief gunfight, police rescued Santu with bullet wounds and admitted him to Maheshpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctor declared him dead.

Altaf Hossain, superintendent of Jhenaidah police, said three police members—assistant sub-inspector Kazi Shamsul Alam and constables Ahsan Habib and Masud—were also injured in the gunfight. They were also admitted to the health complex.

Police also recovered a shutter gun and three bullets from the spot, he said.