 | Back in the saddle again ... |
A suspected criminal was killed in a shootout between the police and his accomplices at Damalkot in the capital city early Friday, raising the death toll from ‘crossfire’ to 505 since June 2004.
| Accompanied by 505 non-grieving mothers ... |
The police said they picked up Javed Iqbal alias Mintu, accused in a number of criminal cases, from the New Market area on Thursday. He was also involved in the killing of college student, Momin, they claimed.
| Killing a college student? Why the dirty low-life ... |
Based on his statement, ...
| [THUMP] "Owww ...." [THUMP] "Owww ...." [THUMP] "Owww ...." |
... the Kafrul police carried out several raids on Ibrahimpur and Bhasantek areas to recover his arms and nab his associates, but failed.
| That's 'cause they're the local cop shoppe and not the RAB ... |
As the team reached the Damalkot jheelpar at about 2:15am, ...
| The local cops have to learn to relax and enjoy the night air; 3 am is the right time ... |
... the associates of Mintu opened fire on the policemen who retaliated by firing, the police said.
| Mintu's henchmen being even less able than the usual henchmen to fill the air with lead, and the local cops being just as inaccurate in a shootout as the RAB ... |
At one stage, Mintu tried to escape ...
| "Now's my chance, these guys couldn't hit the broad side of a b---" |
... and died on the spot after falling in the line of crossfire, they said.
| Rosebud is rosebud, whether at the hands of the RAB or the local coppers ... |
Later, the bullet injured Mintu was taken to the Emergency Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the attending doctors declared him dead.
"Nice grouping, officer, all in the back of the head."
"Thanks, Doc. Sign here and we'll get him off to Dr. Quincy." |
Though the police failed to nab any of the assailants, they seized a revolver with four bullets from the spot.
| One stinkin' revolver? Oh well, there's always next time ... |
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