The Border Security Force of India shot dead two persons, including a Bangladeshi villager, and two Indian miscreants were beaten to death in the past two days along the north-western frontiers, the police and the Bangladesh Rifles sources said. According to the sources and public representatives, the BSF men of Mandal Bosti camp under 32 BSF battalion opened fire on a group of Indian cattle smugglers at 6.30am on Thursday, killing an unidentified Indian smuggler near pillar no 418/95 opposite the Mistripara outpost of the BDR along the Panchagarh Sadar borders. A company commander-level flag meeting attended by union parishad and panchayat bodies Thursday afternoon confirmed that the slain was an Indian.An alleged Indian cow-lifter, Patal, of Baksree Dangar Pahar under Islampur thana of Uttar Dinajpur, was beaten to death by villagers at about 3:00am on Wednesday in village Baragaon under Atoari upazila of Panchagarh. The incident took place when Patal, brother of slain notorious Indian robber Mozaffar, along with his associates, intruded into Bangladesh through a place near pillar no 406 and was caught alone by villagers while they were returning to India along with two lifted cows about 2.5km inside Bangladesh.
| "Howdy boys, them ain't your cows now, are they?" |
| "You killed him, you plant him." |
The victim was shot while he was going to the field to respond a natural call.
| I guess peeing in a field is a capital offense. |
In a separate incident, an Indian robber, Eslam, 29, of village Milik under Kaliachak thana in Maldah, was beaten to death at village Hothatpara under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Tuesday. Eslam, along with his accomplices, from India tried to commit a robbery at the house of Irfan Ali in the Bangladeshi village when villagers caught him. His associates fled back to India.
| "Run away!" |
Bagmara rally hails RAB action
Jan 13: Riding on motor-bikes and tempos, nearly 200 people of Bagmara thana took out a procession congratulating the action of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) last noon.
| Support your local police |
| "All hail crossfire! Drinks are on me!" |
Three outlaws, one criminal die in crossfire
Our correspondent from Jhenaidah reports: A notorious toll collector and cadre of outlawed Purbabanglar Communist Party (ML) was killed in a crossfire between his followers and police at Hingerpara in Harinakundu upazila early yesterday.
The incident occurred at 3.35 am and the dead was identified as Abdul Aziz, son of Joinuddin Mondal of village Bherakhali in Harinakunda upazila. Police said Abdul Aziz left the area three months ago following the crackdown of law enforcers on the terrorists. A police team of Harinakunda thana, however, could arrest him at his new den at Savar thana area of Dhaka district on the night of January 11 and was taken to Harinakunda thana where on interrogation Abdul Aziz gave his firearms to police.
| "Where'd you hide the guns, Abdul?" "If I tell you, you're just gonna kill me!" "Who, us?" |
| Just like it was scripted |
| "Ouch, I knew this was going to happen... Rosebud....." |
Agencies add: Two top leaders of Gana Muktifouz were killed in crossfire in Kushtia and three cadres of Purbabanglar Communist Party (ML-Janajuddah) arrested from the Khulna city and four arms recovered yesterday. A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 at Kushtia arrested the two top leaders, Belal Ahmed and Mahmudul Islam, from Motijheel of the capital on Wednesday. The arrested persons were participating in the tender at the drug administration office under the command of a top leader of the outlawed party. The arrested persons confessed to the RAB that they used to purchase arms and ammunition by the tender money and also gave information about some party cadres Alim, Zahid Master, Saddam, Kota and Mozam. Accordingly, when the RAB team went to arrest those criminals at Shastipur village under Kushtia thana yesterday, the activists of Gana Muktifouz opened fire on them. The RAB also returned the fire.
At that time the arrested persons tried to flee the RAB custody and were caught in crossfire.
| Fancy that |
| Almost like they were never there |
In another incident, a special team of RAB-6 arrested three cadres of Purbabanglar Communist Party (ML-Janajuddah) from Arang Ghata under Daulatpur thana of the city in the early hours of today. The RAB team raided a hideout of the outlaws at Arang Ghata and arrested Kobbat Gazi, 35, son of Barek Gazi and Rabiul Islam, 30, son of Moksed Sheikh of the Gaikur village and Nazir Khan, 40, son of Kalu Khan of Arang Ghata village under Daulatpur thana, Khulna.
The RAB team also recovered a country-made gun with two live cartridges on the basis of their confession. Police said all of them are the active cadres of PBCP (Janajuddah) and listed criminals. They were wanted in several murder cases. The arrested were handed over to Daulatpur thana. A case was registered with Daulatpur thana.
A suspected terrorist was killed in a crossfire between police and his cohorts in Brahmanpara Upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Abul Hashem alias Hashimma, 40, of Mohalaxmipara village in Brahmapara Upazila. He was wanted in a number of dacoity, terrorism and car hijacking cases. Police said they arrested Hashem from Mirpur area of the upazila on Wednesday and on the basis of his confession they along with him went near the Chandladeus road at about 1 am to arrest his accomplices and recover firearms.
| Dark lonely road, 1 AM, just like they teach in the Bangla Police Academy |
| One fatal bullet, in the dark, while he's running away |
| "He's dead, Jim" |
Jhenidah Janajuddo's Jumped
Tipped off on Wednesday morning, a team of Harinakundu police in Jhenidah arrested Azizur Rahman from the Khamr area of Savar in Dhaka. Under interrogation he later admitted to possessing a number of firearms that were hidden in various places throughout the village Jhingerpara in Harinakundu upazila in the district. Following the leads, a police team went to village Jhingerpara to recover the PBCP's hidden firearms. A bloody gunfight ensued when they neared the village, as Janajuddho cadres opened fire on them, prompting them to retaliate. Aziz was shot and killed on the spot as he tried to flee by jumping from the police van.
| "Feet, don't fail.........ah, crap....." |
Threat by outlaws' wives
Jan 13: Commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Md Zaved Patwary said here today that the policemen would not be cowered in the discharge of their duty in the face of the reported formation of "death squad" by the wives of some outlaws who were killed in "crossfire" during the incidents of gunfight between the law enforcers and the miscreants last year. The newly—appointed police commissioner of KMP said this while exchanging views with the local newsmen at the KMP conference room this morning about the law and order situation in the city.
The wives of some victims of "crossfire" incidents are reported to have recently formed a secret body to avenge the killings of their husbands by the law enforcers.
| Guess it's not "secret" anymore |
| "We'll have a talk with them, soon as we can find a suitable vacent lot" |