Last week, a fierce debate emerged on the internet about the fugitive bank robber Zhou Kehua, who was shot dead by police in Chongqing on August 14th. Some cast doubts on his death, saying the dead man was a policeman from Changsha. But the speculation was blown away when the policeman himself came forward.

This is the photo that set off the controversy. The policeman in the circle, surnamed Duan, is said to resemble Zhou Kehua, dubbed the most dangerous man in China. And this is what had some people thinking he was the one police shot dead, by mistake, on August 14th.

But people who knew Duan soon identified him. One of his friends said they'd recently had dinner together. The speculation triggered anger among his colleagues.

"Who posted this photo? It's an invasion of privacy."

The policeman in the circle, surnamed Duan, is said to resemble Zhou Kehua, dubbed the most dangerous man in China. And this is what had some people thinking he was the one police shot dead, by mistake, on August 14th.

Duan's colleagues confirmed that he was a policeman in Changsha, and wasn't involved in the Zhou Kehua case. Duan himself was also supprised.

Mr. Duan, policeman from Changsha, said, "I was killed? I have nothing to say. It's ridiculous."

Duan says the photo had been posted on the police station's website, and he doesn't know why he was linked with the Zhou Kehua case.

"I'll reserve my right to lodge an appeal."

The Changsha police say that all officers involved in the case have returned from Chongqing, and that no one had been shot dead by mistake.

42-year-old Zhou Kehua has been suspected of killing ten people and wounding several others in an eight-year string of armed robberies. His killing of a policeman in Chongqing on August 10th set off a massive manhunt that ended 4 days later in a shoe factory.

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