Family that slays together, stays together
 SHERPUR, Jan 26:— Eight members of a family were today awarded life imprisonment for murder of a teenage boy at Hati Agla in Sadar upazila more than four years ago, reports UNB. The convicts are Abdus Salam, Alaluddin, Bahezuddin, Ahezuddin, Armanuddin, Shahin, Shoel and Suruzzaman. According to the prosecution, Abdul Mannan Alias Miskin, son of a poor peasant, used to offer love to a girl of the family. This earned him wrath of the well off family, which planned his murder. The boy was called out of his home late in the evening of August 14, 2000. He was taken to a nearby jute field and slaughtered. After lengthy hearing and examining prosecution witnesses District and Sessions Judge Ashish Ranjan Das pronounced the verdict in a crowded court.
Infamous dacoit dies in 'crossfire'
NAOGAON, Jan 26:—An infamous dacoit leader, Jamir Uddin, 38, died in a crossfire between the members of police and his accomplices here in the early hours of Wednesday. | "Crossfire" being the leading case of death for captured dacoits |
Police said Jamir Uddin, an absconding being sought in four robbery cases, was one of the suspects in the triple murder that occurred very recently at a wholesale rice depot in the town. According to police, being received a secret information, a team of Naogaon Police arrested Jamir Uddin from his residence at Hajir Bagan area in Chaktakaru village under the Sadar upzila on Tuesday noon. | "You're under arrest, Jamir! We got a date in a dark alley." |
When interrogated, Jamir informed the police that a 12-member armed gang is going to gather at Taratbari village of Mahadevpur upazila of the district to commit robbery in the village. As per his confession, police went to the village along with Jamir to arrest the gang members. | Been nice knowing ya, Jamir |
As soon as they reached near the village, the accomplices of Jamir opened fire on them at 3 pm. The police also encountered them that resulted in a crossfire. | Just like it was planned, or something. From additional source: Police earlier nabbed bandit leader Jamiruddin alias Jamir from Hajirbagan area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon. Acting on his statement, police along with Jamir went to an abandoned house near a primary school at Taratbari at 3 am today (Wednesday) to arrest the other members of his gang. |
Jamir Uddin, in handcuff, received bullets and died on the spot while trying to escape the police custody during the crossfire. | Sure. Right. Whatever you say. |
Police, later, recovered a 12-bore pipe gun, one shutter gun, three rounds of bullet, four large ramdaos, two chapatis, one knife, one kirich, a box of Chrispy Cream doughnuts and two rounds of empty cartidges from the spot. The police sent Jamir's body to hospital morgue for autopsy.
Terrorist held with arms in Keraniganj
KERANIGANJ, Jan 26:—Police arrested a terrorist along with a pistol from Nazirbag area of the upazila on Tuesday. The arrested was identified as Pintu Ranjan Sarker, 20, follower of infamous terrorist Siddartha Sarker, who was killed recently. Police said acting on a tip off they raided the area and arrested him in the morning adding that Pintu was wanted in a number of murder and other criminal cases. A case was filed against him under Arms Act. | "Crossfire" to be scheduled at a later date. |
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