 Three killed in ‘crossfire’
BDNEWS, DHAKA: ‘Crossfire’ with RAB and police has claimed three lives in Kushtia, Faridpur and Sherpur districts early yesterday. During the 'crossfire' incidents with police, an extremist leader was killed in Kushtia and a dacoit boss in Sherpur while an alleged terrorist was killed in Faridpur in an encounter with RAB. | If they had only found a pirate they could have hit for the cycle |
The news agency’s correspondent from Kushtia said, the extremist cadre Mazed (32) was killed in a reported 'crossfire' between police and alleged members of banned Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML Janajuddha) cadres in Kushtia early yesterday, police said. Police sources said that the gunfight took place near Saifun bridge on Kushtia-Meherpur road of the district.
Police said Mazed was an alleged cadre of banned extremist organisation, Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML Janajuddha). He was wanted in several cases including charges of murder, they said. | "Wanted on twelve systems, he was!" |
Mazed is the son of Abdul Mazid Jowardar alias Hisab Jowardar of Kachubariya village under Amla union in Mirpur upazila of the district. | Even dear old dad has an alias.. |
Police said acting on a tip off, Mirpur thana police conducted a special drive and arrested Mazed Sunday morning from his home village Kachubariya. | "Morning Mazad, we've got something "special" for you this morning." |
Police took Mazed near at Saifun Bridge area on Kushtia – Meherpur road following his confession | Step Two, for our long time readers |
at about 2 am yesterday to recover the arms and ammunition and to arrest his accomplices.
But, police said, as they reached the area, the associates of Mazed opened fire on them to snatch away their cadre. In retaliation, police said, they countered while Mazed was caught in the crossfire and received multiple injuries during his bid to escape. Later, doctors declared him dead at Mirpur Upazila Health Complex.
Police claimed that they recovered one shutter gun and several rounds gun bullets from the spot. However, none of Mazed's accomplices who, according to police, had opened fire on the law enforcers could be nabbed.
Faridpur Correspondent of the news agency informed that Bishwajit Bishwas, wanted in seven cases including murder charges, was killed in a reported 'crossfire' with RAB and a group of terrorist yesterday morning at Munshibazar under Sadar upazila of the district. RAB sources said that a team of RAB-4 arrested Bishwajit Saturday from the Mouchak Market area of capital and handed him over to the team of RAB-8. Later, following his confession, RAB members took him to Munshibazar area under Sadar upazila at about 4 am yesterday to arrest his accomplices and to recover the arms and ammunition.
When the team of elite force reached near Munshibazar area the accomplices of Bishwajit opened fire on them. RAB also retaliated.
At one stage, RAB said that Bishwajit tried to escape the clutches of law enforcers, caught in fire lines, got several bullet injuries and died on the spot. Meanwhile, the accomplices of Bishwajit managed to flee the scene leaving one Pakistan-made gun, a Japan-made revolver, one pipe gun and 10 rounds of bullets of different arms. | 13 and 14. Guess they didn't bother with taking him to hospital |
Sherpur correspondent of the news agency said Badar Uddin alias 'Badar Dakaat', son of local Jaamat leader of Killapara village Abdul Khaleque master under Nalitabari upazila of the district, was killed in police 'crossfire' early Monday at Gayekpara river side area in the district. Mafizur Rahman, a police constable, was also injured in the incident.
Police said that the members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) arrested Badar Saturday night at about 9pm from Garo hill village Kalakuma in Nalitabari upazila bordering area of the district along with a country made gun, six rounds of bullets, cash TK 18,500, mobile sets and a motorbike. Following Badar's confession, police conducted a drive early Monday at about 3 am at Gayekpara riverside area under Nalitabari upazila to recover arms and arrest his accomplices.
Police said that when they reached Gayekpara riverside area, nearly 15 to 20 accomplices of Badar opened fires on them to snatch away their leader from the clutches of the law enforcers. As Badar tried to escape, he received injuries in crossfire and was rushed to the Nalitabari Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead.
Meanwhile, the accomplices of Badar managed to flee the scene leaving three knives, one revolver, three rounds of bullets and some empty cover of bullets. Police said that Badar was accused in 12 cases including murder and abduction charges. | It's like they have a playbook, or something. |
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