 A criminal was killed during a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices at a mango orchard at Belgharia in Natore early yesterday. | I don't know, hiding out in a fruit orchard doesn't have the same flair as a smoke filled bar in the hood. |
Ramjan, 35, also known as Humayun, of Malipukur in Atrai upazila, was allegedly hiding at his father-in-law's house in Bonbelgharia. Following a tip off that Ramjan and his accomplices were planning subversive activities in a secret meeting, ...| Well, where else would you plan them? |
... a Rab team raided Bonbelgharia around 3:40am, a Rab press release said.
| Well when else would they go out for a 'raid'? |
As Rab personnel reached the mango orchard, armed thugs of Ramjan's gang opened fire on the elite force. | "It's the law! Open fire, boys, or it's curtains for sure!" |
Rab retaliated but the gang fled following a 10-minute shootout. | Leaving no trace they were even there. Except for... |
Ramjan was discovered critically injured after the shootout. | "Ouch....mommy....gasp...rose...bud.." |
He was taken to Natore Sadar Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
| Once again they go to a hospital without a Level I trauma center, and once again it doesn't matter. |
Rab personnel recovered a locally made gun, two bullets of .303 rifles and a 20-inch-long dagger from the scene. | One home-made zip gun, two .303 rounds and a shive. |
Ramjan was accused in several criminal cases with twelve systems different police stations in Raninagar and Atrai upazilas including two murder cases and two extortion cases, Rab sources said. | Now doing the horizontal Mango Tango |
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