 [Bangla Daily Star] An alleged criminal was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion members at Char Hogalpatia village in Babuganj upazila of Barisal Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Jogneshwar Shil alias Joga, of Brahmandia in the upazila.
Is that something like Chetwood-upon-the-Thames?
| I think the Thames is wetter... |
Delwar Hossain, deputy assistant director of Rab in Barisal, said a patrol team of the elite force rushed to Char Hogalpatia at about 11:00pm where a gang of seven to eight criminals was holding a meeting.
| It must have been a busy night, if all parties were starting that early. |
Soon after being challenged by the Rab personnel, the gang opened fire on them, forcing the law enforcers to fire back. At one stage, the criminals managed to flee the scene.
| Whew! It appears the Rab have hired an efficiency expert -- they moved through four steps in only one sentence, without a single artistic modifier. I'm exhausted just reading that. |
Later, Rab found the bullet-hit body of Jogneshwar lying on the spot and sent it to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.
"He's dead, Jim. Note how the two randomly fired bullets managed to enter the skull, one behind each ear."
"Statistics is a wonderful thing, Dr. Quincy." |
They also recovered one light gun, one revolver, 11 rounds of bullet and two machetes from the spot.
| Somehow none of our anti-hero's blood splashed onto any of them, making trainee Belal's job so much easier. He's the one who has to wipe off the fingerprints and return the things to the evidence room in their velvet bags and silk-lined boxes. |
Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge of Babuganj Police Station, told The Daily Star Jogneshwar was accused in seven cases, including one for murder.
| Piker! Still, he clearly had it coming. |
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