 Outlaw killed in 'shootout' with Rab
A regional leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) was killed during a 'shootout' between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members and his accomplices at Digholia upazila in Khulna. | Muslim gangbangers go to jail, communist gangbangers go on a late night "road trip" |
The dead was identified as Md Shahidul Islam alias Hath Kata Shaheed alias Keherman, 41, of Kafila village under Bakerganj upazila in Barisal. | Alas, poor Shahidul, we knew thee not at all |
According to a Rab press release, the outlaw was arrested at midnight on Tuesday at Eastern Jute Mill area under Khanjahan Ali Police Station of the city. | "Evening, Shahidul. Stick 'em up, youse coming with us" |
Following his confessional statement, | "The number 7 pliers, please." |
Rab members took him to Senhati Putibari Jarha Battala area at around 3:25am the same night to recover illegal arms. | "Put him in the car, we're running out of dark" |
As soon as they reached the spot, the accomplices of Shahidul opened fire on them. | 'It's the RAB! And they've got Shah! Quick, open fire recklessly!" |
The law enforcers retaliated triggering a 15-minute long gunfight. | They seem to be in a hurry tonight. |
At one point, Shahidul got caught in the shootout while his accomplices fled. | "Ouch, ouch, hey come back" |
He died on the spot, says the press release. | "Urp, gurggle.....rosebud..." |
Two guns, three cartridges, two bullets and a dagger were recovered from the spot. | And a partridge in a pear tree |
Shahidul was an accused in 13 cases filed with the Digholia, Khalishpur and Khanjahan Ali police stations in Khulna and Ishwardi Police Station in Pabna, says the Rab press release. He was the ringleader of a gang of robbers of the Sunderbans. Besides, he was involved in looting arms and ammunition from Shiromoni Cable factory in Khulna city in 1998 and from the storeroom of Daulatpur Jute Mills at Khalishpur in 2000. | Simple, yet heavily armed factories |
Body of the slain outlaw was handed over to his family members yesterday afternoon. | "Here's your boy. Have a nice day" |
Youth killed by rivals
Apr 12: A youth was killed in an attack by his rivals in an area in the town recently. The victim was identified as Suman Kumar, a driver of Beparipara area in the town. Police and local sources said the allock was the sequel to a dispute between Sumon and his rival traders over the share of money from the sale of drugs. | Been shorting your bro's in the trade, eh? |
Following the dispute his rival traders hit Sumon on hand with a brick bat critically injuring him. | You don't see many brick bat references these days |
Sumon was immediately rushed to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Young man murdered in Narsingdi
Apr 12: An unidentified youth was killed by miscreants at Bandar village under Sadar Upazila recently. Police and local sources said the miscreants kidnapped the youth from some where else supposedly for previous enmity, took him to a paddy field at Bandar village and strangled him. After that the miscreants fled leaving the body the paddy field at the village. Police on information rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy. |
