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'Shootout' at the Crossfire Corral
 Three criminals were killed in a 'shootout' with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Aminbazar of Savar early yesterday. Bad career move.. They are Alam, 32, Anis, 32, and Bashar, 34. Alam was the second-in-command of infamous `Gangcheel Bahini' and accused of killing two Rab men in Savar last year. The other two are his cohorts, according to a Rab press release. The RAB never forgets With yesterday's, the number of those killed in 'shootouts' between Rab and 'criminals' in last one month stands at nine. Between June last year and March this year, 34 people were killed in 'crossfire' while the number was 179 in the proceeding 10 months. No incident of crossfire was reported throughout February. A team of Rab-4 raided a brick kiln at Boliarpur at around 4:00am following up leads that members of the 'Gangcheel Bahini', a local crime gang, were preparing to commit robberies. Mahmoud the Rat works both sides Lt Commander Ariful Islam who led the Rab team told The Daily Star yesterday that they came under fire as soon as they reached the spot by the Turag river. The elite crime busters returned fire, prompting a gunfight with some 15 members of the gang. "Have at 'em, boys!" KAPOW! BANGBANGITTYBANGBANG! After 15/20 minutes, the 'criminals' fled the scene in a trawler that had been moored on the river bank. "Evinrude, don't fail us now!" The Rab team joined by Savar police who rushed to the spot after hearing sound of gunfire searched the area and found Alam, Anis and Bashar lying with gunshot wounds. "Why, lookie here! We got us a trifecta." The three were taken to the Savar upazila health complex where doctors declared them dead on arrival. "They're dead, Jim" An assistant sub-inspector was injured in the gunfight and given first aid.
Shutter guns, never leave the station without one. Earlier, seven more members of `Gangcheel Bahini' were killed in 'crossfire'. They were suspected of having played a role in the killings of Rab Deputy Assistant Director Humayun Kabir and constable Phul Mian on March 3 last year. Why, it's almost like they are being hunted down and killed The gang leader, Anwar Hossain Anwar, prime suspect in the March 3 killings, is still at large. Give them time.. Fatalities in 'encounters' involving Rab since its inception total 481. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-23 |
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