Top terror Sajjad escapes police raid in Chattogram, 2 injured in shootout
Police have detained three people including the wife of Sajjad, all of whom were hiding in a house in the city’s Oxygen area
Double murder accused Sajjad Hossain managed to evade capture as police raided the Oxygen area of Chattogram city in the early hours of today (5 December), during which two people sustained bullet injuries in a shootout.
The two injured, who got shot after Sajjad opened fire during his escape, were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Two members of the police also received minor injuries during the raid.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Crime) Rois Uddin said, "We have been conducting operations to catch Sajjad. Efforts to apprehend him and his associates are ongoing."
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According to police, Sajjad, wanted in 10 cases, including one filed over a double murder, was hiding in a house in the Oxygen area of Bayezid Bostami in the port city.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided the area. Sensing the presence of police, Sajjad fired multiple gunshots and fled the scene.
Bullets fired by Sajjad hit Mohammad Javed, a resident of the area, and Kajol Kanti Dey, a security guard at a City Bank ATM booth, said police.
Later, a SWAT team arrived at the scene, but Sajjad could not be caught.
However, police detained three people from the house, including Sajjad's wife, Tamanna Begum, and two young men, said the DC.
Sajjad faces charges of murder, extortion, and illegal possession of firearms in 10 separate cases, police said.
Earlier, Sajjad, son of Mohammad Jamal, of Shikarpur of Hathazari, was arrested by Chandgaon police on 17 July with weapons but was released on bail the following month.
Sajjad has been accused of having involvement in several high-profile killings, including the 21 October murder of sand trader Aftab Uddin at Shamsherpara in Chandgaon. Aftab's family filed a case naming Sajjad as the prime accused.
On 29 August, Sajjad killed two youths, Mohammad Anis and Masud Kaiser, in the Kuwaish area near Bayezid Bostami.
Sajjad killed them as a result of a dispute over local dominance, business, and political ideology.
