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Bangladesh
2 killed in shootouts
2009-08-20
[Bangla Daily Star] In separate "gunfights" with law enforcers, two criminals were killed and three sustained injuries in the city's Agargaon and Mohammadpur and in Satkhira yesterday. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam alias Panku, 30, and Lutfor Rahman, 35, of Shahpur village of Tala upazila in Satkhira.

ASP Talebur Rahman of Rab-2 said members of the elite force arrested Rafiqul Islam at Banasree, Rampura on Tuesday night as he was wanted in twelve systems seven cases, including two of murders, filed with Gulshan Police Station. According to the ASP, they took Rafiqul to Agargaon to recover firearms. No sooner had they got to Music College, Rafiqul's associates opened fire at the team prompting them to retaliate.
They had firearms at the Music College?
Why did you think the movies always show gangsters carrying violin cases?
"Rafiqul died on spot as he was caught in the line of the shooting during an attempt to flee," said the ASP, adding that all the associates of the deceased managed to get away.
Don't they always?
Rab recovered a pistol and two bullets from the scene.
Meager haul ...
In Mohammadpur, three criminals sustained bullet wounds in their legs in a shoot-out with another Rab-2 team at Aurangzeb Road around 3:30am yesterday. The wounded were Mohammad Ukil, 32, Akkas, 23, and Abdul Malek, 22.

Rab sources said a gang of four to five criminals in a yellow cab attacked the elite force team as they intercepted the vehicle.
Was it a Checker™ cab or just a beat-up Chevy Caprice?
At one stage Rab was compelled to open fire in which three of them got wounded. However, rest of the gang managed to escape. The injured were admitted to Pongu Hospital, added the sources. Rab personnel recovered three machetes from the scene.
They opened fire with machetes?
And violins. Mustn't forget the violins.
In another incident in Satkhira, Lutfor Rahman, divisional commander of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML Janajuddho faction) was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and law enforcers at Chhoygharia in sadar upazila yesterday.
Purbo Banglar commies have factions? I thought only the Biplobi commies had factions ...
Perhaps in the distant past they were the Purbo Biplobis, but the species had pre-evolved Splittist tendencies, so time and evolution did its thing. Each evolved to best fit the environment within which it found itself, and each local Rab evolved best to hunt it. Science is a beautiful thing.
Police said informed of a secret meeting of the outlawed group, a police team cordoned off the area around 3:00am. Sensing company, Lutfor's cohorts opened fire at the law enforcers and the police retaliated. Lutfor received bullets during the shootout and died on the spot, said police.
"Which spot?"
"THAT spot!"

Bang!Bang! Redbud........
Contacted, Officer-in-Charge Kamruzzaman of Sadar Police Station said Lutfor was wanted on in 12 systems cases, including three of murders, filed with Tala, Dumuria, Kalaroa and Sadar police stations.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I have actualy seen a Thompson .45 with drum and stik magazine in a custom "Violin Case" at a gunshow.
They DO exist. Not just in movies.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-08-20 12:38  

#1  Why did you think the movies always show gangsters carrying violin cases?

LOL. You got me on that one ...
Posted by: Steve White   2009-08-20 09:23  

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