Two underground operatives were killed in encounters with Rapid Action Battalion in Kushtia and Jhenidah early yesterday.
Now that the country's leadership issue is settled the RAB can get back to what they do best. | They are Santu, 32, a cadre of Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF) in Kushtia, and Mohiuddin alias Mohi, a member of Sramajibi Mukti Andolan (SMA).
Our Kushtia correspondent reported that a team of Rab-12 arrested Santu at Patildangi village under Khoksa upazila at about 2:30pm on Thursday and took him to Kushtia Rab office for quizzing.
"Say, Santu, Christmas is over so youse not doing anything, right? Why don't youse come wit us?" | On his painfully-extracted statement, the Rab team along with Santu started for Patildangi to recover hidden firearms and arrested his accomplices.
Starts off promising enough ... | When they reached Simulia village under the upazila at about 3:30am, ...
... that magic hour in the night when crickets suddenly stop chirping ... | ... Shantu's cohorts opened fire, prompting the elite force to retaliate.
"They got Shantu!"
"You mean Santu!"
"Him too! Open up, boys, it's the heat!" | During the "shootout" Santu tried to flee from Rab vehicle and received bullets.
Received two of them in fact, one behind each ear. | He died instantly, ...
... while his accomplices managed to flee, Rab sources said.
Like they were never there ... | One shutter gun and two bullets were recovered from the spot.
No good crossfire is complete without the shutter gun! | Police said Santu was an accused in twelve systems three murder cases filed with Rajbari and Khoksa police stations.
And his mother didn't love him. |
But wait, there's more!
According to our Jhenidah correspondent, a team of Rab-6 arrested Mohiuddin Mohi, 48, at Vaina village under Harinakundo upazila at around 12:10pm on Thursday and took him to Rab office in the district town.
"Mohi! Let's youse and us go to the district town, 'k?" | Following his confessional statement, ...
"Ooooch! Ouuuuch! I'll talk!! I'll talk!! Just put that down!" | ... the Rab team, taking Mohi with them, went to the village at about 1:30 am yesterday to recover hidden firearms and arrest his cohorts.
Ah, he was the early bird ... | Sensing the presence of the Rab men, some members of the outlawed outfit opened fire.
"Hark! My spider sense is tingling! It must be the RAB!" | Rab returned fire.
But only in one direction ... | Rab sources said Mohi was shot during the encounter and died on the spot while his accomplices managed to flee.
Poor Mohi didn't even rate a trip to the Chittagong University Medical School Emergency Department, not that it would have helped ... | Officer-in-charge (OC) of Harinakundo Police Station said Mohi was a regional leader of Sramajibi Mukti Andolan and wanted in five cases including two for murder.
Another leftie meets his demise in an upazaila you've never heard of ... |
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