 Drug peddler killed in Rab 'encounter'
A drug peddler was killed in an encounter with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at a residential hotel in the city yesterday morning. | Not even a commie, perhaps they needed a 'encounter' to keep qualified |
He was identified as Raihan Ahmed Nahid, 30, of Joydevpur in Gazipur district.
According to a Rab press release, four drug peddlers were arrested along with 1000 bottles of phensidyl from a Dhaka-bound microbus in Nawdapara area of the city in the early hours of Sunday. | Phensidyl is a codine-based cough medicine. Drug of choice for Bangla teenagers |
They are Sohrab Hossain of Rampura in Dhaka, Babul of Rajshahi, and Jasim and Belal of Comilla. | Grabbed the dealers and had them give up their supplier |
On their confessional statements, the members of the elite force raided Hotel Classic at around 1:15am to arrest Nahid. | Just another episode of "COPS - Joydevpur" |
The Rab men knocked at the door of room no 305, but Nahid did not respond. Minutes later he opened the door and fired on the law enforcers, prompting them to retaliate. "Youse will never take me alive, coppers!"
"OK" |
Nahid received bullets in the head and died instantly. | Not even time for "Rosebud" |
The Rab members also arrested three accomplices of the drug peddler at the hotel. They are Jandar Ali, Ershad and Pradip of Bagha upazila in Rajshahi.
A local pistol and two bullets were recovered from the hotel room where Nahid was staying. | We assume this will be booked as the weapon Nahid "fired" on the cops with. They'd never plant a pistol on a dead drug dealer, right? |
Nahid was an accused in 10 cases including one for murder, the press release said. | And now, "He's dead, Jim" |
Young man dies in custody
A young man held by Rapid Action Battalion with a pipe gun 14 days ago died of a cardiac arrest on Sunday, police said. | Technically when your heart stops beating it is a cardiac arrest |
Saiful Islam, 35, was arrested from Angtipara village in Mithapukur upazila while preparing for a robbery on the night of September 4. | I thought he was a "young man"? |
He was handed over to the police and later the court sent him to prison. | Prison can be bad for your health |
Saiful died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
4 cops hurt in bomb blasts
Four policemen were injured in a bomb attack in Rallygate area under Daulatpur Police Station in the city last night. The injured cops are Shah Alam, Wazed Ali, Shafi Ahmed and Shaher Ali. They are undergoing treatment at Police Hospital.
According to the officer-in-charge (OC) of Daulatpur Police Station, unidentified miscreants hurled a powerful bomb at the policemen while they were patrolling the area at 7:40 pm. There was no electricity in the area at that time, the OC said. | Got 4 cops with a bomb in the dark. Obviously, not any of Heks boys. |
Police and Rab members cordoned off the area. Police arrested a man, but did not disclose his name. All police stations and police outposts have been put on high alert following the bomb attack. Police patrol teams have also been asked to remain on high alert while on duty. |