 A leader of an underground outfit was killed during a shootout between his minions cohorts and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Gunari village in Dumuria upazila of the district early yesterday. He was identified as Ashabur Khan Tipu, 27, regional commander of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho).
| Notice, not a Islamicist ... |
Rab sources said Tipu was wanted in 12 systems cases filed with Khulna and Rupsha police stations. He was also involved in looting five rifles from Sundarbans Sea Food in 1997, the sources added. | Must be some vicious sea food... |
| 1997? What's the statute of limitations for the RAB? |
Rab-6 members arrested Tipu at Sonadanga in the city on Tuesday. On his painfully extracted confessional statement, they along with Tipu set out for Gunari village at about 2:30am yesterday to arrest his accomplices and seize the hidden firearms.
| Only question is whether Tipu reached the secret lair alive or dead ... |
When they reached there, Tipu's cohorts opened fire, forcing the members of the elite force to retaliate.
| Alas, no one else was hit in the murderous fusillade of fire ... |
Rab said Tipu was caught in the shootout and died instantly. A shutter gun and two bullets were recovered from the scene.
| After which the shutter gun was carefully put back into its molded case and returned to the police lockup in Chittagong ... |
The body was sent to Khulna Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.
"Another one, Dr. Quincy!"
"Holy smokes, Sam! He looks like a red swiss cheese!"
"Think you can find the cause of death?" |
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