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| Fishermen damage eyes of 8 'robbers' |
| 2012-05-31 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Agitated fishermen damaged the eyes of eight suspected robbers in two chars (islands) of Bhola district yesterday. On Tuesday, fishermen beat up five robbers to death in Char Bhashan of the same district. Three robbers were also incarcerated I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! while 12-13 others managed to get away. Police confirmed the incidents and said the bodies of the five killed had been sent to Bhola sadar hospital for an appointment with Dr. Quincy while the three tossed in the clink You have the right to remain silent... had been produced before a court. Three cases were lodged Tuesday night with Char Fashion Police Station in connection with possession of illegal arms, robbery and killing. More than 500 people were made accused in the cases, said Reaz Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of the cop shoppe. According to Abul Kalam Patwari, chairman of Dhalchar union, and the fishermen of the area, fishermen raided the woods of Bhasan Char yesterday around 11:00am in search of the robbers who fled on Tuesday. They caught four people from the western side of the char suspecting them as robbers and beat them up and damaged their eyes. Police later recovered the injured. OC Mizanur Rahman of Monpura Police Station told The Daily Star that the fishermen caught five people from the jungle of Char Kalkini yesterday around 8:00am. Suspecting that the five might be among the robbers who beat feet from Char Bhasan on Tuesday, the fishermen beat them up and damaged the eyes of four. The victims who lost their eyes in this incident were identified as Kabir, Russell, Shahjahan and Belal. Their company Mohiuddin proved to be lucky as by the time the agitated fishermen could damage his eyes police appeared on the spot. Nayek Mahbubur Rahman of Dhalchar police outpost in Char Fashion upazila said when the robbers took shelter in the jungle of Bhashan Char on Tuesday they had a two-hour exchange of bullets with law enforcers. After the shootout, mob had beat up five robbers to death while police tossed in the calaboose Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! three. |
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