 Three top outlaws killed in ''crossfire''
Three members of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in 'encounters' with the law enforcement agencies in Pabna and Chuadanga yesterday. | Triple-play Tuesday on Radio Rantburg. All the 'hits', all the time |
Our correspondent from Pabna reports, two top leaders of PBCP Janajuddha faction were killed during an encounter between their gangs and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Ataikula thana early morning yesterday. The dead were identified as Bellal Hossain, 27, son of Mohsin Pramanik of Madhupur village and Moznu Sheikh, 30, son of late Goni Sheikh of Ariadangi village under Ataikula thana. | You know the type, good boys, loved their mothers, etc.. |
Rab 12 following a tip off raided a hideout of the outlaws at Chatrahati village under Ataikula thana at about 1:55am yesterday, a Rab press release said. The criminals opened fire on Rab and Rab returned fire in defence. Bellal and Moznu were critically injured during the ‘shootout'. Both were declared dead by the doctors at around 3:30am after Rab took them to Pabna General Hospital, claimed Rab. Three Rab personnel were also injured during the 'shootout', said the press release. Rab recovered a revolver, a shutter gun, five bullets and a number of sharp weapons from the spot. Bellal was accused in seven murder and robbery cases while Moznu in six. | Together they were wanted on twelve systems |
A total of four outlaws have been killed in the second consecutive raid by Rab in the last three days in Pabna.
Meanwhile, our Kushtia correspondent says, another leader of PBCP Janajuddho faction was killed in a 'shootout' between Rab and his accomplices at Sarishabari Sadar upazila in Chuadanga early yesterday. The killed is Rahul Raj alias Kabir Hossain alias Dulal, 36, son of Ajhar Ali Akhand of Dighighat under Mothbaria upazila in Pirojpur. | I don't know where or what that is |
Rahul was arrested on Friday along with PBCP operations commander Abid Hasan at an under construction house at Guakhola village under Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district, said a Rab statement. Abid was also killed in 'crossfire' between the police and his accomplices on Sunday. | I think we covered that story. They do tend to blend together after awhile |
Rahul was quizzed under Rab custody in Chuadanga for the last two days before he confessed to having PBCP ties and possessing illegal firearms hidden around Chuadanga. "Damm, he's a tough one. Bring me a fresh set of truncheons and the blender."
"No, no, anything but that! I'll talk, I'll talk!" |
A Rab team took Rahul along and headed for Chatian village under sadar upazila to arrest his accomplices and recover the hidden firearms. | "Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!" |
The Rab team came under PBCP firing when they reached Sarishabari village at around 4:00am prompting Rab to retaliate. | No matter how many times they tell the story, it always brings a smile |
Rahul was caught in 'crossfire' at this stage and died on the spot as he tried to flee Rab custody, Rab claimed. | And who wants to argue the point? |
Rab recovered a revolver and six bullets from the spot. Chuadanga police said Rahul was accused in 23 cases filed with different police stations of the district that include twelve murder cases on twelve systems. | Honest, that's what the story sez |
RAB arrests seven extortionists
RAJSHAHI, Sept 25: The Rapid Action Battalion arrested five suspected members on an inter-district gang of extortionists from Madaripur early Monday following tips given by two others nabbed earlier here and in Dhaka, reports UNB. Official sources said a team of RAB-5 of Rajshahi raided Lunadi Keshtapur and Mucharkandi villages in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur district at about 5:30am and caught M Asad, 23, Mintu Khan, 22, Mintu Hawlader, 24, Obaidur Rahman, 20, and Sohel, 18. They were first taken to RAB''s Madaripur camp for interrogation and later brought to its Rajshahi divisional office.
The sources said RAB had earlier arrested one of the racketeers, Khandakar M Faruq, 35, from the capital on September 9 when he went to collect toll from the office of SA Paribahan in Kakrail area. Thereafter, another member named Hannan was held at Shiroil bus stand in Rajshahi City when he allegedly came to collect toll on September 12.
Conduction secret investigation following their statements, the RAB personnel launched the latest raid and arrested the five youths from Madaripur. "The arrested persons confessed to their involvement in extortion and other criminal activities and also gave some more important information in this regard," the elite force claimed. RAB said an organised gang based in Rajoir, in the name of an extremist group, is engaged in collecting toll from the innocent people of country''s different parts, including Dhaka and Rajshahi. "They even give death threat to the targeted people if they refuse to pay them toll," the anticrime battalion added. | Soon to be appearing in a dark alley to be named later |
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