Three more bodies found as joint forces continue operation in Teknaf hills
Joint forces have carried out an operation in the hills of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, following the killing of an army soldier. Three bodies were found during the operation.
On Friday (6 November) afternoon, police received information about the bodies in the hills east of the Nayapara and Leda camps in Hnila union of Teknaf upazila.
Cox's Bazar superintendent of police Sajedur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said reports had been received of three bodies lying in those hills. Efforts to recover the bodies are under way, and the law enforcement operation there is continuing.
Earlier, on Thursday afternoon, a gunfight took place when joint forces raided an armed human traffickers' hideout in the same hills. Army soldier Md Titas Sheikh (27) was killed by gunfire during that operation.
In that operation, the joint forces rescued 56 people and detained six members of the human trafficking gang. The rescued people were handed over to Teknaf Model Police Station on Friday morning.
