 Rapid Action Battalion(Rab) at Laksmichhari of Khagrachhari district early yesterday.
| Let's hope the reporter didn't misspell any of that, or we'll never find it in the map... |
| It's about 30 kilomters north of Chittagong. Just take Bangladesh Route 160 until it cutoffs to Route 162. Can't miss it. |
| Oh c'mon, there can't possibly be 162 routes in all of B'desh... |
The dear departed was identified as Sumati Ranjan Chakma, 24,
| One of the 1% -- you can tell because he had three names. |
of Kayang Ghat in Mohalchhari upazila.
| Finally the upazila, without which no encounter is complete! |
Acting on a tip-off,
*Ring, ring*.
"Mahmoudullah Siddique the Weasel here. Listen carefully, I will say this only once." |
a team of Rab raided a house at Jurgachhari village where Sumati along with his 10 to 12 accomplices gathered to plan some criminal activities, Rab sources said.
| But was it a suitably proletarian hovel or a mansion built with ill-gotten gains? Inquiring minds want to know! |
Spider senses tingling at the proximity of the law enforcers, the criminals opened fire on the elite force, prompting them to fire back that triggered a shootout, said Lt Col Zulfikar, commanding officer of Rab-7.
After an hour-long shootout, the bullet-hit body of Sumati was found lying on the ground while all of his accomplices except Laksmi Ranjan Chakma, 18, managed to flee the spot, he said.
Where's Laksmi?
I thought he was with you!
Crap! He went to the meeting.
That dumbass! |
Laksmi was taken into Rab custody. He will be handed over to police after filing of a case, Lt Col Zulfikar added.
| After which he'll have a 3 am 'encounter' in a banana grove somewhere off route, um, 1... |
At least 35 rounds of bullet were traded during the shootout.
Rab members recovered three rifles, one AK 47, two pistols, 42 bullets, some sharp knives from the house.
| All to be cleaned to a polish by the new recruit, and returned to their velvet lined boxes in the evidence vault, ready for their next encounter. |
Kamrul Hassan, officer-in-charge of Laksmichhari Police Station, confirmed the incident saying that police recovered the dead body and sent it to Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital morgue for his appointment with Doctor Quincy.
"He's dead, Jim."
"But you haven't even looked at the body, Dr. Quincy!"
"When the Rab send them, they're always dead, Jim. Put him in the refrigerator, we've got dengue fever and polio victims piling up in the front room." |
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