An officer of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was killed and three others were injured in a gun attack by armed criminals while recovering weapons in the hilly area of Jungle Salimpur in Sitakunda on Monday evening (January 19, 2026).
The deceased was identified as Abdul Motaleb, a Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of RAB-7.
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Three other officials- Lance Naik Imam, Naik Arif, and Constable Rifat- were critically injured and admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Sirajul Islam.
Md Sohel Rana, in-charge of the Sitakunda Fouzdarhat Police Outpost, said RAB-7 came under the gun attack by armed criminals during the arms recovery drive.
He said Jungle Salimpur is a remote hilly area where thousands of illegal settlements have grown over the past four decades on government and khas land.
The region has long served as a safe haven for hill grabbers, armed criminals, and land mafias.
The area is reportedly still controlled by armed groups, making entry for outsiders extremely difficult, added the in-charge.
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