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| Bangladesh | |
| 30 carried out operation | |
| 2009-07-05 | |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A gang of thirty criminals launched the gun attack in broad daylight at Karwan Bazar on June 26 that left three persons killed for taking a revenge for the killing of their cohort Mamun and establishing supremacy over toll collection in the kitchen market. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque said this based on the primary investigation at a press briefing at DB Office yesterday. The arrestees confessed at the DB office that extortion and establishing supremacy over Karwan Bazar were the main reasons behind the shooting. The DMP commissioner said a gang of 30 criminals was involved in the shootings. Nine of them carried arms, eight kept a close watch on the victims and law enforcers' movement and communication among them while six played a role as mastermind of the killings.
He, however, denied disclosing the names of the plotters behind the killings. Four persons whose names were mentioned in the killing case are not among the 30 criminals, he said adding that police will arrest the four (four BNP leaders) for interrogation. He said "Extortionists are collecting toll money from Karwan Bazar in the name of different business organizations." Detained Rakib at DB office said, "On the day we took position in front of deceased Faruque's mango wholesale shop to kill him but failed due to presence of the law enforcers. But when Faruque along with two other victims went to the association office, we rushed in and sprayed bullets on them. I fired four bullets at that moment." He said the plot was made 15 to 20 days before the killing and they made a futile attempt on June 24. "Senior brothers engaged us saying that Faruque Mollah is collecting toll but he does not give them any share and if Faruque is killed, they will be able to collect toll money and provide us (killers) the share," Rakib said. Rakib also said Faruque had hand in the killing of Mamun who was killed around one and half a month ago. The DMP commissioner said "We have found the names of all killers but we will not disclose their names for the sake of investigation and arresting the rest of them." Sources said top listed criminal Ashik who fled for India might have links with the killings. The gunmen killed three persons--M Faruque Mollah, 55, Ashraf Miah, 53, and Nuruddin Sarkar Jewel, 35 and wounded another on June 26. Police produced six arrestees--Emdadul Haque, Shakib, Rafiqul Islam Babu, Siaful Islam Ripon, Mamun and Rakib Ahmed Sohel-- but the rest arrestees are yet to be produced before the court for the sake of investigation. Detective Branch (DB) of police recovered one microbus, one gun and five bullets and arrested 10 persons in this connection over last five days. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 For some reason, the translation of many of the reports out of Banglash sound comic instead of serious. I assume better translation services would help. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-07-05 11:00 |
| #1 TW, let's assume it takes an IQ of 120 to be a mastermind. So it takes 6 guys with an IQ of 20 each to be a Bangla mastermind. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-07-05 01:16 |