Rab surrounded the village on Monday night to capture the criminals. Eyewitnesses said the criminals opened fire on Rab first and Rab returned fire. Mong Bra Cha was injured when he was trying to flee and the other arrestee Milon Chakma is being interrogated.

Rab, under cover, made a deal with the arms selling group earlier with the help of an informant to buy 10 AK47 assault rifles at Tk 1.5 lakh each. Milon and Mong, while trading with Rab, tried to sell some wooden fake arms. Rab, waiting for the opportunity, came out of hiding and tried to arrest the criminals when the criminals attacked Rab and opened fire. Rab's Chittagong office said one Rab officer received knife wounds in the incident.

Bandarban police said Mong was sent to Bandarban General Hospital for treatment under police custody. He admitted his involvement in the incident and claimed that this was his first attempt in such business. "I was to get Tk 5,000 only for this deal," Mong added.