[Bangla Daily Star] Two members of an alleged pirate gang were killed in a three-hour-long shootout with law enforcers yesterday at the Sundarbans under Dacop upazila in Khulna.But not just any law enforcers...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6), West Wing of the Coast Guard and East Wing of the Forest Guard conducted the operation in Vedkhali Canal area of Nishankhali around 10:00 am.
"Sergeant Chaudray! Have the recruits ready for a daylight mission!"
"Yessir, but don't we usually work at 0 dark 300?"
"We want to blood them before sending them out on real missions."
They also recovered 15 firearms including shooter-gun and rifles, 18 mobile phones and a binocular from the spot, according to officials of the law enforcement agencies.
'Shooter-guns'? A new weapons category in the RAB mix?
| The singular of binoculars is monocular. Either way, it seems to be a special pirating item, as neither has been mentioned following land-based miscreant encounters. |
Never heard of him...
| But he's got three names, so he must be important. |
"Now see here, Private, you stand Mannan at the back of the truck just like this..."
"Yes Sergeant"
"And them you shoot him like this behind the ear..." [POP] [thud] [bounce]
"Yes Sergeant"
"And he lands on the pavement off the back of the truck like so. Got that?"
"Yes Sergeant. Sergeant, do we always shoot them in the line of fire in a banana grove?"
[Sigh] "Not always in a banana grove, Private."
Around 25 armed members of Razu group managed to flee the scene.
... as though they had never been...
unhurt.
| How is it known they were unhurt, if they were never seen? |
"Sergeant! Sergeant! They have a secret lair!"
"Yes, Private, how about that."
In a blurb Rab claimed the gang used to abduct fishermen with trawlers and collect ransom. The ring also collects toll from shrimp cultivators of the Sundarbans and its adjacent areas.
The gang was preparing to collect tolls from the fishermen and boatmen who came to attend the 'Rash Mela', a traditional religious festival of the Hindus in Dublarchar area. Detectives of the security agencies collected information in the guise of devotees, the statement added.
Very sneaky and cost effective, too. No CI fees, no springing of the CI's latest squeeze...
Coast Guard official Lt Hasanuzzaman said sensing presence of the law enforcers the pirates opened fire that triggered the shootout.
| Let us pause for a moment to admire that seriously efficient sentence. |
Wow. 300 rounds per hour. I'm impressed. No tea or bathroom break for the miscreants this time.
They found the bodies after the pirates had decamped the scene.
"Sergeant, they're right where we left them! Both of them!"
Deputy Forest Officer Jahir Uddin confirmed the incident saying they also jugged a pirate from the spot but failed to ascertain his identity immediately.
Law enforcers were hunting for the gang leader Waliur Rahman Razu and his abettors.
"Sergeant, we'll never find them sitting inside this bar!"
"Of course not, Private. You have a lot to learn."