 A listed criminal was killed in "crossfire" during a shootout between his accomplices and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in Bakerganj upazila of Barisal early yesterday. The dead was identified as Kamruzzaman Nantu, 35. Earlier, Rab-6 arrested Nantu at the Khulna University on Friday and handed him over to Rab-8 in Barisal on Saturday.
| "Hello, -8? This is -6. Got a package for you!" |
Following his confessional statement, the Rab-8 members took him to West Nalua village of Kalaskati union at around 5:00am to recover illegal arms and nab his accomplices. According to Rab officials, when they reached the spot Nantu's cohorts opened fire on them in a bid to snatch him away.
| "They've got Nantu! Open poorly-aimed, uncoordinated fire!" |
Rab retaliated resulting in a gunfight.
| "It's the accomplices! Open wild, uncoordinated fire men!" |
Nantu was killed on the spot when he got caught in the shootout,
while his accomplices fled.
A sergeant and a constable were also injured in the gunfight.
"Any casualties on our side?"
"Sergeant Mahmoud got a brush burn, chief! I broke a nail!" |
One gun, one pipe gun, three rounds of bullets and three sharp weapons were retrieved from the spot.
| "Careful with that weapon! It's sharp!" |
Police, Rab and local sources said Nantu was a top-terror of the area and was wanted in 13 criminal cases including three for murder. He was in police custody for 18 months and was released on bail last April. Abul Hossain Khan, BNP leader and lawmaker of the area, declared bounty on Nantu a few months ago. |