[Bangla Daily Star] A criminal was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and the law enforcers at South Paindong under Fatikchhari upazila of the port city early yesterday.We do not make up these locations. Really. South Pain Dong is a real place, somewhere or other.
Not that you could find it on a map ...
The deceased Shawkat alias Sheakaitya, 40, a top criminal on police list, was accused in 14 cases including seven for murder.
"He had the death sentence on 12 systems!"
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Rab-7 and police cordoned off Mollabari Eidgah area where the gang was holding a secret meeting at around 3:45am, Rab and police sources said.
Men, intelligence says there's a secret meeting at...how long has Shawkat been thawing out?
He should be done at about 3:45, sarge.
...at 3:45. We will cordone off the area, be sensed by the miscreants, come under fire, and Shawkat will be caught in the crossfire. Unfortunately, his cohorts will escape.
Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the outlaws opened fire. Retaliatory fire by the lawmen triggered a gunfight. The criminal was caught in the firing line while his accomplices managed to flee.
Wow, sarge. It happened just like you said.
What's with him?
He's new.
Shawkat succumbed to his injury at the nearby health complex.
Damn, sargeant. Where did you find this guy, in a meat locker?
Why...no. Why do you ask, doc?
The lawmen recovered two firearms, 17 rounds of bullet and 10 bottles of beer from the spot.
Oh, boy! Beer!
Killing Purba Banglar commies and miscreants should be your only reward, Mahmoud. Hey, they're cold.
They should be, sarge. We had 'em on ice. With Shawkat.
Police said Shawkat was once an accomplice of Tipu and Osman, two local gang leaders in the area.
Later he joined Kashem chairman, an absconder accused of kidnapping and murder of a local businessman Jamaluddin.
Assistant Superintendent of police (ASP) Babul Akhter of Hathazari circle said Shawkat was trying to establish supremacy in the region after the gang leader Osman was killed in a 'shootout' with law enforcers on January 31 this year.
Quite a coincidence, eh, Mr. Assistant Superintendent?
A mystery, boys. A regular whodunnit...
The ASP said police were trying to nab Shawkat after his cohorts Manik, Nasir and Mamun arrested on June 24 made confessions before the court about the murder of Rafik, a cloth trader of Bibirhat.
According to police, Shawkat murdered Nasiruddin, Nazrul,Yunus, Rafik and three BCL activists of the same upazila.