Mar 6: A regional leader of outlawed Ganobahini was killed in 'crossfire' with the police in Kumarkhali in the district early on Sunday. The underground operative was identified as Ruhul. The 'crossfire' killing took place just 48 hours after the death in custody of Abdus Sattar, another regional leader of the same outfit at the same upazila. During the firefight between Ruhul's accomplices and police sub-inspector Hemayet Kabir and Constable Anwar Hossain also sustained bullet wounds, police said. Police recovered an LG and four rounds of cartridge from the spot.
According to villagers and police sources, the 'gun battle' erupted at around 4am near a sluice gate at Kanchanpur in the upazila.
| 4am near the dark, deserted sluice gate - Check. |
| "Youse coming with us, Ruhul!" |
| Confession - Check |
| Arms recovery - Check |
| Shootout with gang - Check |
During the half-an-hour long 'shootout', Ruhul sustained multiple bullet wounds "while trying to flee from the spot."
| Shot while escaping - Check |
| Dead - Check |
Earlier, on March 4, Abdus Sattar, another regional leader of Gonobahini was killed in 'crossfire' in the same area. With the killing of Ruhul, the death toll in 'crossfire' by RAB and police rose to 37 in Kushtia.
Seven held in Chittagong, arms recovered
Mar 6: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police arrested seven persons and recovered firearms from different spots of the port city. The arrested persons are Mohammad Solaiman (47), Md Khokan (26), Md Rafique alias Rafiqqya (20), Md Jahangir (25), Rafiqul Islam, Safar Ali (26), Md Jashim and Md Musa.
Sources said, acting on a secret information RAB raided South Salimpur under Sitakund upazila in the district last night. The RAB team recovered a pistol and three rounds of bullet from the home of Solaiman Member. They arrested Solaiman for illegal possession of firearms.
Police raided Panchlaish and Dewan Bazar area and arrested five alleged snatchers identified as Md Khokan, Md Rafique alias Rafiqqya, Md Jahangir Rafiqul Islam, Safar Ali, Md Jashim last night. They also recovered five cocktail bombs from them. Besides police arrested Md Musa from Chawkbazar area in the city last night.
| We'll keep an eye on the morgue and see if they turn up. |
Suspected militant leader arrested at Mirpur
Police arrested a suspected militant leader Imamuddin Mohammad Toha bin Habib from his Mirpur residence yesterday. Imamuddin launched a new party styled "Satyabadi" (truthful) through a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club yesterday.
| Poked his be-turbanned hesd up, formed a group and got busted. |
One gunned down on court premises
A suspected terror was gunned down by rivals on the Dhaka Judge's Court premises in the capital yesterday despite tightened security. Witnesses said a group of four armed youths fired on Nazrul Islam alias Soul, 30, said to be an associate of notorious criminal 'killer' Abbas, pointblank in a commando-style attack at about 4:15 pm. "Bullets hit him in the head, chest and stomach and he died on the spot," says a spot account of the deadly gun attack.
| "He's dead, Jim" |
Soul's body was sent to Mitford Hospital morgue. At the hospital, his mother Khadiza Begum claimed her son to be "innocent".
| "He was a good boy, kind to his mother and always nice to puppies." |
Woman police officer closed for 'moral turpitude'
A woman police officer of Dumuria Police Station (PS) has been closed to police line on Friday. The action was taken against Sub-inspector (SI) of police Tahura Akhter,28, for her immoral character. She was caught red-handed from a hotel at Dumuria while having sex with sweetmeat trader Asit Das on Thursday night.
| That last sentence is just way too easy, so I'll pass.. |