An outlaw was killed in a "shootout" between his cohorts and law enforcers at Mohiskhola village in Gangni upazila of Meherpur early yesterday."Sergeant Rafiq! Round up the men! The game's afoot!"
Aksed Ali, 39, son of Bakirul Islam of Arpara village in the upazila, was a member of Lal Pataka, a faction of banned outfit Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML), police said.
He had the secret decoder ring and everything...
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Gangni police and
The narrative actually breaks off here. I'm guessing the Alt-G key gave out and simply refused to load the boilerplate. BanglaWord at that point saved the tale of Aksed Ali to the file containing the tale of the miscreants who were beaten to death that appears on Page 3, inserting the remainder of their story as the tail end of this one. At least I think that's what happened...
The other outlaws, however, managed to flee.
But that always happens, whether they're Purbo Banglars at a secret meeting or simple miscreants being pounded to paste by indignant locals.
Police teams from Kushtia Sadar and Islamic University rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies at about 1:00am.
"Sergeant Rafiq!"
"Sir!"
"Give Dr. Quincy a call!"
"Yes, sir. Is it urgent?"
"No, no. Finish your lunch. They'll keep."
Police recovered one foreign-made rifle, one LG, four bullets and eight bombs from the spot.
By this point we have no idea which spot they're talking about, since we've gone from Gangni upazila of Meherpur to Kushtia, which is where these things usually happen.
"All of the dead were branded as outlawed Janajuddho cadres and accused in different cases, including murders," the ASP said.
I'm so confused. They probably were, too, until they succumbed to their injuries...
Rezaul was accused in three cases, including two for murder; Robiul in four cases, including one for murder; Sirajul in five cases, including two for murder; and Sagar in two robbery cases, police said.
They had the death sentence on twelve systems, except for Sagar, who was looking at five years in clink on Tatooine...
Police launched a drive in the area to arrest other outlaws, who went into hiding, soon after the incident.
"Did you catch any, Sergeant Rafiq?"
"No, sir. I think they've gone into hiding."