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Bangladesh
Gono Bahini hard boy killed in shootout
2009-08-30
[Bangla Daily Star] An operative of outlawed Gono Bahini was killed in a 'shootout' with law enforcers in Bamongram in Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Police say the victim Baul Joardar alias Baul Member, 42, was a close associate of Gono Bahini chief Azibor chairman and a listed criminal.

According to the statement of law enforcers, a joint team of police and Rapid Action Battalion-12 (Rab) approached a gathering in Bamongram and ran into a hail of bullets at around 4:30am.

As the law enforcers returned fire, Baul died, while others managed to escape, the statement says. The law enforcers recovered a homemade rifle and nine bullets from the spot.

Baul, a former member of Jhoudia Union Parishad, hailed from Boidyanathpur village in the Sadar upazila and unleashed a reign of terror in Mohordia, Bishnudia, Jhoudi and Uzangram in the district. Police say he was involved in a number of crimes including murder, abduction, extortion and transport robbery. He was also accused in seven cases including three for murders filed with Islamic University and sadar police stations.
He's lucky he ran into that bullet behind the ear. Else he would have spent the rest of his life sitting in Bangladeshi courtrooms on trial for all of those crimes. Clearly he was wanted in considerably more than twelve systems.
In a separate incident, another outlaw was bullet-hit during a 'gunfight' with police in Kotchandpur upazila Friday night, reports our Jhenidah correspondent.

Police arrested Ashman, 35, son of Mozibor Malitha of Bherakhali village in Harinakundo upazila and admitted him to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital.

Police say acting on a tip-off, they cordoned off a field in Kushna in Kotchandpur at night where a group of extremists were holding a meeting.

At one stage,
Good lord -- how long did the police wait in ambush?
the criminals opened fire on the police, prompting them to retaliate.

Police recovered a shutter gun and two bullets from the spot as other criminals escaped.
Posted by:Fred

#7  In other words, a home-made "gun."

Losers, the lot of 'em.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-08-30 18:18  

#6  If you google it, one of the first hits will be the Rab report on weapons collected, which is interesting in itself, and refers in item 17 to LG/Pipe gun/Shooter/Shutter Gun. Another is here, and has the following to say:

Local residents say gunrunners mainly smuggle four types of firearms into Bangladesh: Kamare or Chhakka, pistols made by blacksmiths or in iron workshops or local engineering workshops; Auto-Nakka, a revolver with a nine-room magazine; Double-shutter gun, used to hit a short-range target by pulling half the bolt and a distant target by pulling the full bolt; and seven-gear sawn-off rifle.

Sources close to gunrunners say a Chakka sells at about Tk 3,500 in Satkhira and at about Tk 5,000 in Dhaka and a Nakka sells at about Tk 12,000 to 13,000 in West Bengal, at about Tk 35,000 to Tk 40,000 in Satkhira and at about Tk 50,000 to Tk 55,000 in Dhaka.

A shutter gun carries a street value of about Tk 1,500 to 1,800 in India and at about Tk 4,000 in Bangladesh. A seven-gear sawn-off rifle sells at about Tk 18,000 in Satkhira and at about Tk 45,000 in Dhaka.

They said scores of arms manufacturing engineering workshops have thrived in small bordering towns in India, keeping an eye on Bangladesh markets.

Kind of like liberal hawk's long ago question about the cost of guns in Peshawar. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife    2009-08-30 18:10  

#5  A home made weapon like a zip gun.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-08-30 15:58  

#4  I'm sure it's been covered somewhere on Rantburg before, but just what the hell is a shutter gun?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-08-30 15:10  

#3  I sit at the feet of giants, Old Patriot, but I'm awfully glad you get amusement from my little assays. I, on the other hand, grab at your knowledge with both of my greedy little hands, when you share. Thank you.
Posted by: trailing wife    2009-08-30 14:58  

#2  I've finally figured out the disposition of land in Bangladesh. There are 8 or 9 districts, including Khulna, Dakka, and Cox's Bazaar. These would be similar to States in the US. An upazilla is like a county, and each district is made up of many, many upazillas. "Towns" are anything larger than three houses in close proximity. Google Earth doesn't break down the districts into upazillas, probably because their boundaries are about as complex as voting districts in the US. Good reports include the district name, otherwise you're without a clue where the incident took place.

TW, your snark is getting better each day. Makes me smile, it does.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-08-30 13:25  

#1  ...and the shutter gun barely makes it in in the last sentence. I was getting worried there for a second.
Posted by: gromky   2009-08-30 00:47  

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