[Bangla Daily Star] Chief of notorious pirate gang 'Nasir Bahini', which operates in the Sundarbans area, was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and the law enforcers in Botiaghata upazila in Khulna early Tuesday.The RAB has a sea unit?
A police personnel -- Nayek Abul Bashar -- was bullet-hit in the shootout and was undergoing treatment at Botiaghata Upazila Health Complex, our Khulna correspondent quoted police to be claiming.
Nasir, 32, was accused a number of cases, according to police.
Abdul Quader Beg, officer-in-(OC) charge of Botiaghata Police Station, said a joint team of police and Rab-6, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid in Narayankhali area at around 4:20am while Nasir and his gang members were allegedly holding a clandestine meeting.
Sensing police presence, the pirates opened fire on them, prompting them to retaliate.
[BANG! BANG! BANGETY BANG!]
said the OC.
Nasir was caught in the line of fire and was struck down in his prime receiving bullets, police claimed, adding that his cohorts managed to flee the scene.
... as though they had never been...
A revolver, a pistol and two bullets were later recovered from the spot, claimed police.