[Dhaka Tribune] An alleged forest robber was killed early yesterday in a shootout with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Sharankhola range of Sundarbans in Bagerhat.Someday I'm going to combine all these stories into Tales from Bagerhat.
Lt Col Faridul Alam, Commander of RAB-8, claimed the dear departed
A band of merry men inhabiting the Sunderbans. They rob from the rich and give to the poor, which usually equates to them.
Alam said on a tip-off, they raided Dorjar canal area around 5:30am while Khalil with his cohorts were preparing to commit robbery.
"Ho ho, my good bishop! You look tired! Lemme relieve you of all those gold ornaments!"
[BANG!]
"Hey! Wot gives?"
[BANG! BANGETTY BANG!]
Spider senses tingling at the proximity of the elite force members, the robbers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered a shootout. Khalil was caught in the line of fire and was struck down in his prime while other members of the gang managed to flee the spot.
"We're outta here!"
"Hey! Youse forgot my lute!"
"After they left, we went to the spot and found the body along with the weapons and other materials," Alam also said.
"Gosh, Chief! Is that a long bow?"
"Yeah. Long arrows, too!"
The seizure list contains four double-barrelled shotguns, one single-barrelled gun, three sawed-off rifles, three light guns, an air-gun, various ammunition, sharp weapons, mobile phone and tokens for collecting ransom and protection money.
"Never bring a quarterstaff to a gunfight."