 A listed criminal was killed yesterday during a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and a gang of criminals at Kafrul in the capital. The dead was identified by Rab as Jamal, a criminal for hire, who had several cases filed against him including two for murder and one for robbery. On information that Jamal had been staying in Rampura in disguise and frequented Kakoli area regularly, a team of Rab 4 waylaid him in front of army club at 5:30pm Sunday, a Rab press release said.
| It was Jamal as bumped off Fat Tony and Greasy Thumb Mahmoud. He wuz on the lam, see? So he heads for Rampura. He ditches his turban and buys a hat. The cops show up, lookin' for a guy with a turban and a shutter gun, and all they see is some guy in a hat. Nuttin'. Not even the shutter gun. He's dumped that, and got himself a revolver. But then some stoolie rats him out to the RAB... |
During interrogation, Jamal told Rab men that his cohorts were hiding and preparing for an attack in a den at Baburtek in Damalkot area of Kafrul.
| "Awright, coppers! Yez got me! I'll talk! Tell Officer Friendly to lay off wit' the cosh and gimme my teeth back!" |
Rab 4 team went to the area to arrest his accomplices and recover firearms at around 4:30am yesterday.
| "What's dis? Youse guyz outta yer minds? It's 4:30 in the mornin'! I just started me beauty sleep!" |
As soon as they reached the spot, unknown criminals
| "Hey! Who're doze guys? I never..." |
opened fire on the elite force suddenly, prompting them to retaliate, the press release said.
"Taking advantage of the suddenness of the incident and darkness, Jamal ran in an attempt to flee
| "Cheeze! I'm gettin' outta — " |
and fell in the line of fire," the release reads.
After the shootout, Rab team found Jamal lying bullet-hit and dead, while his accomplices fled.
A revolver, a pipe-gun, three cartridges of gun and four pistol and revolver bullets were recovered from the spot. Jamal was also a robber and extortionist and used to kill people on instructions of top criminals Ibrahim and Taj, the press release said. |