 3 killed in crossfire
Aug 14: A regional leader and a cadre of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed during an exchange of fire between RAB members and the outlaws at Sankarpasha area under Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district early hours today. Three members of the elite force who were injured by bullets fired by the outlaws were shifted to hospital after first-aid was given to them, according to a press release issued by RAB-6 today.
The two outlaws who were killed in the incident have been identified as PBCP regional leader Raju Jamaddar alias Raju alias Ahad, 32, and party cadre Abu Bakkar alias Majibar, 32. The former hailed from village Bashuary under Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district, while the latter from village Naodary under Phultala upazila of Khulna district. Both the outlaws were on the run to escape arrest by the police in connection with over half a dozen cases including murder filed against each with Abhoynagar and Phultala police stations. Earlier, RAB members arrested a band of four outlaws, Raju, Abu Bakkar, Alamgir alias Alam and Shaheen alias Babu, from village Sankarpasha early Saturday. | Step One:"Morning boys. Stick em up!" |
RAB sources said, a team of RAB men was attacked and fired upon by the accomplices of the arrested outlaws near the brick-field zone of village Sankarpasha area early hours today while the forces were proceeding along with Raju and Abu Bakkar to a place for recovery of arms and ammunitions on the basis of information provided by them during their interrogation. | Covered steps two thru five in one run-on sentence. |
Immediately, the RAB members retaliated by firing and the exchange of fire continued for about 20 to 25 minutes. Taking advantage of the situation, Raju and Abu Bakkar fled from their custody during the encounter. | Step Seven: "Feet, don't fail us now!" |
Later, the RAB members found the bullet-riddled bodies of Raju and Abu Bakkar lying near the spot. | "They was just laying there, shot to doll rags. Don't know who done it, must'a been a "crossfire accident". Happens a lot, round these parts." |
The forces recovered one foreign SBBL gun, one Indian one shooter and six rounds of ammunition from near the place of occurrence. Steps are underway by the RAB members to hand over to the police two other outlaws Alamgir and Shaheen who were arrested along with Raju and Abu Bakkar on Saturday. | Who are very glad they had their "I Luv the RAB" t-shirts on |
UNB adds from Kushtia: A leader of an outlawed party was killed in a shootout with police at Khordo Bakhil village in Sadar upazila early today. Police said they arrested Jamal Mondol alias Jamal, 30, a regional leader of outlawed Biplobi Communist Party from Laxmipur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. | Ya'll know what happens next |
According to his confession when police reached near a field at Khordo Bakhil village along with Jamal at about 4 am to seize hidden arms, his accomplice opened fired forcing the law enforcers to fire back. | The old looking for arms in a dark field at O-Four hundred gag. |
Jamal was caught in the crossfire while trying to flee and died on the spot
Police said Jamal was wanted in six cases including two murders. Police recovered one LG and some bullets from the scene.
Astrologer shot at in city
Gunmen shot and wounded an astrologer at Moghbazaar in the city on Saturday, reports UNB. | You'd of thought he'd have seen this coming |
Informed sources said three young men came to the office of Joytishi Rathnaghar of Kazi Faizullah, 45 at 1pm and asked him look at their palms and tell their fate. | "I see trouble in your future, you will soon shoot ....uh oh" |
Soon the young men picked up a quarrel with the astrologer and at one stage opened fire at him. Faizullah was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with bullet wounds and later shifted to Paungu Hospital. |