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RAB mistakenly caught in cross-fire
 A triangular gunfight occurred among the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), police and criminals when police opened fire mistakenly on Rab members engaged in a shootout with the criminals early yesterday. However, none was injured during the fight.
| No surprise there. Wasn't anyone shooting into the back of a head from two feet. |
The incident took place at around 3:00am when armed dacoits miscreants, with a view to committing dacoity robbery, put barricade on the Bamihal-Singra road near Dakatgari village and attacked a vehicle carrying the Rab members who were returning to Natore from a night on the town the Bamihal police camp. The elite force retaliated resulting in a gunfight. According to locals, both sides exchanged at least 10 rounds of wildly inaccurate bullets creating panic among the villagers.
During this gunfight, a patrol team of drunken police coming from the local cathouse opposite direction opened fire on the Rab members mistaking them for criminals. The Rab also returned fire triggering a triangular gunfight.
| The RAB was caught in a cross-fire? |
However, a couple of minutes later the law enforcers realised their 'friendly fire' and chased the goons. But taking the opportunity of fighting between the police and Rab, the armed hoodlums managed to flee the scene.
| "Now's our chance! Run away-y-y-y!" |
After the killing of three Ansar members on December 28, a contingent of Rab was deployed at Bamihal camp to combat the outlaws and avert further attack.
| Somehow I don't think we're getting the whole story ... |
| Let's put it this way...one round of bullet is permanently gone from the RAB evidence locker... |
Posted by: Steve White 2006-01-04 |
