Abdul Hai's last trip to the brickyard
 Abdul Hai, 45, zonal leader and organiser of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (ML) was killed in a gunfight between his accomplices and RAB members in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district early today(Monday). Two RAB members were injured in the incident. According to a press release issued today by RAB  6, Hai was a top PBCP leader of Abhoynagar and Narail areas of greater Jessore district and stood accused in 11 cases including 6 cases of murder. He was absconding for long to evade arrest. | Been on the lam till his luck ran out. |
Abdul Hai who hailed from village Baghutia under Abhoynagar upazila was arrested from village Banipur of the same upazila at around noon yesterday (Sunday). Acting on leads provided by him, a team of RAB members along with Hai went to Taj Brick field area at village Bunaramnagar last night to recover arms and arrest his partymen. | The old brickyard in the middle of the night gag. |
Sensing their presence, the outlaws opened fire on the RAB team from their hideout in a bid to snatch their leader from their custody.
| "Git them law-dogs, and for crying out loud, try not to hit the chief this time." |
The anti-crime force returned fire instantly. At one stage of the encounter, Hai managed to escape from their custody.
| "Feet don't fail me........ahhhhh!" |
At the end of the gunfight, which continued for about 20 minutes, the RAB team found the bullet-ridden body of Abdul Hai lying in the area.
| "Crossfire" being the leading cause of death among captured thugs |
One foreign gun, one pipe-gun, 5 cartridges and three spent cartridge cases were recovered by the law enforcers from the place of occurrence.
Jahidul can't come to the interrogation. He's sick
Meantime, a cadre of the PBCP's Janajuddha faction arrested on Sunday was admitted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital. He fell down several flights of stairs sick during interrogation, police sources said. A Rab-police joint team nabbed Jahidul alias Saiful, 30, son of Shah Ali Molla of Alaipur village in Rupsha upazila, from Rupsha bridge area in Rupsha in Khulna with a gun and two bullets.
Gittu goes up in smoke
A notorious extortionist was lynched by angry mob at Karwanbazar in the city yesterday. The deceased was identified as Gandu Alam alias Gittu (25), son of Shajahan Ali, a resident of 9, Garden Road, Kazipara under Tejgaon police station, police sources said. According to police, a group of extortionists numbering four to five went to a shop at Karwanbazar belonging to one Rustom at around 6.30am yesterday to collect Taka twenty thousand as toll. As Rustom refused to pay the amount the extortionists threatened to kill him. At on stage of altercation Rustom grabbed Gittu and cried out for help. Hearing his cries the local traders rushed to the spot and beat Gittu mercilessly. As the criminal tried to run away, they caught him again and set fire to him.
| "Forget the iron rods, hand me the Zippo!" |
On being informed, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel rushed to the spot and rescued Gittu. The remaining extortionists managed to flee the spot. Seriously injured Gittu was rushed to the Emergency Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the attending doctor declared him well-done dead. The body of Gittu was not handed over to his family members till filing of this report at around 6.15pm yesterday. Gittu was allegedly a notorious extortionist of the Karwanbazar area but no case was found against Gittu with Tejgaon police station, said the Thana police.
"Is this your grenade, Mamun?"
The elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) recovered a powerful grenade from Aminbazar at Savar and arrested three people in this connection on January 7. The arrested were identified as Hossain (40), son of Md. Joynal Munshi hailing from Dhanshal under Jhinaigati in Sherpur, Abdur Rahim (48), son of late Haji Nizamat and Mamun, son of Macher Ali both hailing from Bardeshi under Savar police station in Dhaka district. According to RAB sources, acting on a tip off a squad of RAB-4 arrested an alleged criminal in a drive conducted at Aminbazar on the night of January 7 and recovered a grenade from his possession. RAB arrested two others following his confessional statement. | "I'll talk, please don't take me out to the brickyard!" |
The recovered hand grenade is made by RJS group in 2001 and GREN A PERS, 2001 was inscribed on it. |