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| Top outlaw killed by rivals in India |
| 2009-11-15 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] One of the top leaders of outlawed Gono Bahini Obaidul Islam alias Obaidul Haq alias Lal Bhai was shot dead in India by his rival cadres Friday night. Leader of the rival faction Azibor alias Azibor chairman claimed responsibility for the killing over telephone. Both Azibor and Obaidul were hiding in West Bengal. The incident took place at Bagdi village of Karincha in 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Sources said a faction of the outfit led by Ahsanul Haq alias Mandar shot Obaidul on a street around 9:30pm while he was talking on his cellphone. He died on the spot. The killers shot 5/6 rounds with a 9mm pistol, sources said. On information, police of Karincha rushed to the spot and took the body to 24 Parganas Sadar Hospital. Shahabuddin Khan, superintendent of police in Kushtia, yesterday told The Daily Star that they have informed the higher authorities in Dhaka about the matter. According to the sources, the killing took place over rivalry between two factions of the outfit. Different sources said Azibor and Obaidul recently came into conflict over the activities of the outfit. One of Obaidul's family members said his wife was on her way to India to confirm the death. Obaidul's rival Azibor, 58, is believed to be one of the founders of Gono Bahini. He was worried about Obaidul's recent activities including killing of his (Azibor's) cadres by decapitating. In last several months, Obaidul oversaw a series of killings of his opponent Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) cadres. His faction killed at least 11 GMF cadres -- five of them were decapitated -- between June 15 and August 19. Obaidul claimed responsibility for the killings by leaving notes in the name of "Lal Bhai" on the bodies. The group "Lal Bahini" evolved after his name. The law and order in Kushtia deteriorated so much during June-August that it prompted the inspector general of police (IGP) and Rab director general (DG) to rush to the district on August 20. Rab and police jointly started a drive since then. Out of 33 alleged cadres of different outlawed parties killed in "shootouts" with Rab and police, 18 were of Gono Bahini. As Azibor blamed Obaidul for such killing of men a conflict arose between them. They then fled to India. According to sources, Azibor turned down Obaidul's proposal to bury the hatched rivalry between them and decided to kill him. Another source said in a recent development, Azibor established a link with GMF chief Aminul Islam Mukul in India. This indicates that GMF cadres also took part in the killing mission. |
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