 [Bangla Daily Star] Two alleged criminals were killed in a 'shootout' between their cohorts and police in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early yesterday.
The dear departed are Hossain Raja, 27, son of Intaz Ali of Kazipur village in Meherpur, and Liton Hossain, 28, son of Fulchand Hossain of Tekala village in Kushtia.
| We have no idea where that is... |
They were members of an inter-district gang involved in various criminal activities mainly abduction, police said.
| But apparently not into nefarious enough criminal activities to merit the attention of the RAB, since mere police officers in Mirpur took care of the problem... |
Chokdar Abdul Halim, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in Kushtia, said two Detective Branch police teams from Kushtia and Mirpur cop shoppes raided Boropukuria field around 1:45am,
| Boys, boys, you were early! Didn't the RAB instructor emphasize the importance of 3 am? Not too early, not too late. |
where the gang members were holding a secret meeting in the dead of night.
"Sensing their presence,
| My spider sense! It's tingling again! To arms! Aux barricades! |
the criminals opened fire and also hurled two bombs targeting the law enforcers," ASP Halim said.
| Hurled bombs, did they? Any scorch marks in the banana grove? No? |
The police teams in self-defence fired back, triggering an hour-long shootout, he added.
| Not a single shell casing was found. The police in B'desh are really good about policing the crime scene afterwards... |
"We found two bodies lying
| Right where the cops left them... |
on the spot
"Which spot?"
"THAT spot!" |
after the shootout ended," the ASP said adding that police later identified the duo as Raja and Liton.
| "Okay boys, these are the same two we dropped off at the spot. You can tag and bag 'em now." |
The remaining gang members managed to flee the scene.
| ... as though they had never been... |
Police recovered two light guns, five bullets and six bombs from the spot.
| But no shutter gun, that being the exclusive provence of the RAB... |
Raja and Liton were accused in a case filed in connection with kaboom on Rapid Action Battalion in Gangni upazila on January 11 this year. They were incarcerated on the day but released on bail in July, police sources said.
The bodies were sent to Kushtia General Hospital morgue for autopsies.
| Why? Couldn't tell how they died? |
According to Gangni and Kushtia Sadar police, Raja was accused in 11 cases, including one for murder while Liton was accused in twelve systems eight cases. |