[Dhaka Tribune] A man, who was allegedly involved in mugging, using a white Premio,
and also in the abduction of a college girl from Uttara,
was killed in a "shootout" with the police early yesterday in the capital's Hatirjheel.
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The alleged criminal, Md Giasuddin alias Shafiqul Islam, 27,
| ... a two-namer, suggesting solid middle class status and/or parental love... |
was from East Chandpur village under Senbagh upazila in Noakhali. He was also known as Apon.
| Having more than one nom de crime does not designate improved status, however. |
 Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said acting on a tip-off about a mugging attempt in Hatirjheel,
| Mahmoud the Weasel has grandnieces in need of orthidonture... |
around 3:30am,
| ...a time when the solid citizenry is safely in bed, leaving the field to the criminals and their captors... |
two teams of the detective branch of police chased a Premio car carrying the suspected criminals.
| Two teams?! Is our anti-hero a kingpin, to merit such attention? |
"The people inside the car fired at police,
| "My Spidey Sense is tingling! I must... I must shoot!!" *bang bang bangetty-bang!* |
forcing the latter to shoot back," he said,
| "What is one to do, mon capitaine? It is the existential crisis." |
adding: "At one stage, the passengers fled,
| ... as if they had never been... |
except one who had been injured."
| "He lay right there, Sarge. On The Spot." |
Masudur said a sub-inspector and a constable also sustained injuries in the shootout.
| ... a stubbed toe and a nasty splinter, respectively... |
The car was seized,
and a gun, two bullets and three mobile phones were recovered from the scene.
| Expect that expensive white Toyota to show up in a great many future shootouts. It takes up an awful lot of space in the evidence room, and Sarge gets impatient with such things. |
Apon was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
He's dead, Jim!
said the policeman.
"Apon had at least 15 cases filed against him, including three murder cases, four arms cases and seven mugging cases, with different cop shoppes. He was jugged
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
several times in the past and in 2010, beat feet from the dock after being taken to a Dhaka court," he said.
| Even a mother could not love such a miscreant of a son! |
Masudur said on July 3, Apon had kidnapped a college girl from Uttara, after killing a security guard, and had raped her.
The girl was kidnapped from Sector 4 in Uttara on the night of July 3 in the presence of her groom and mother.
| So wait -- our miscreant stole her from her wedding? That's taking the usual "Speak now, or forever hold your peace," a bit far, don't you think? |
The abductors had killed security guard Liakat Hossain alias Liton before taking her away.
| Not his fault -- he was wearing a red shirt. |
The girl, however, was dropped off a few hours later in Uttara
| After a date, a gentleman always sees the lady to her door, to make sure she's safe... |
and police arrested a youth named Rummon, his brother, father and one of his friends from Kafrul, for their alleged involvement in the abduction of the girl and the murder of the security guard.
"Round up the usual suspects, Under-corporal Latifullah!"
"The usual suspects? Sir, yes sir!" |
Nisarul Arif, deputy commissioner of Uttara division, said Apon had kidnapped the girl and raped her.
"Apart from mugging, he would abduct and rape girls," he said.
| A forceful man, our anti-hero, with no patience for the niceties of courtship. |
"Using a white Premio car,
| ...stolen from a good-doing NGO, no doubt... |
he was involved in several recent mugging incidents in different places such as Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Banani, Rampura and Uttara," he added.
Nisarul said they were certain about Apon's involvement in the abduction of the college girl from Uttara but the girl and her mother suspected that two teachers of the college and Rummon, her former sweetheart, were behind it.
"Rummon and others arrested with him had no links to the incident," he added.
| "Over-sergeant Bilal, they paid their bribe without a quibble. So we'll have donuts in the break room until the money runs out. And this time we've taken a truly egregious miscreant off the streets for good." |
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