 Two outlaw leaders were killed in "crossfire" during shootouts between the police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Pabna and Jhenidah early yesterday.
A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML-Red flag) was killed in a gunfight between the Rab and his accomplices at Dhopaghata village in Pabna sadar upazila.
| O-o-o-oh, a commie! Do tell! |
Rab-5 sources at Pabna said they had arrested Mokhtar Hossain "Red" Bachchu, 25, at C&B Bazar in Bera upazila on Friday and took him to the zonal headquarters for interrogation.
"Say 'Red', whydoncha come with us to headquarters?"
"Umm, okay, just so long as we don't go to any abandoned warehouses." |
Following his statement, ...
... a Rab team took him to the Chakdarpara village early yesterday to recover hidden weapons and arrest his accomplices.
| "See 'Red', no abandoned warehouses here!" |
Rab officials said as they reached a nearby Dhopaghata village at about 2:00am, ...
| ... must have had a two-fer going that night ... |
... the outlaws opened fire on them, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate.
| "Cheez, the RAB's got 'Red'! Open senseless fire!" |
Mokhtar died on the spot when he was caught in the crossfire.
| "Proletariat feets don't fail me ..." [thwip] [THUD] "Rosebud!" |
His accomplices, however, managed to escape, the Rab officials added.
| Just melted away into the teeming masses, they did. |
One shutter gun from the police evidence room, three bullets and some sharp weapons were recovered from the spot.
| Sharp weapons from some dull homeboyz. |
The body was sent to the Pabna General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
| "Here you go Dr. Quincy! A real man of the people, this one!" |
Rab sources said "Red" Mokhtar was accused in a number of cases, including three for murder.
But wait, it's a double feature!
A regional leader of outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) was killed in "crossfire" during a shootout between his accomplices and the police in Shailakupa upazila of Jhenidah district in the early hours yesterday.
| GMF needs a new 'number 3', do they? |
Acting on a tip-off, a police team of Sreepur Police Station raided Mashalia village in the upazila in Magura district and arrested Baka, 40, alias Bijoy alias Biplob around 1:30am and took him to the police station for interrogation.
| He couldn't come up with a better alias then 'Biplob'? Just shoot him now. Oh wait ... |
Police later took him to Thakur Malithia village in Shailakupa to recover arms.
| A lair or an abandoned warehouse? We'll never know ... or care ... |
As they reached a field in the village around 3:45am, ...
| Told ya it was a two-fer night, the RAB just finished with 'Red'. |
... the GMF operatives opened fire on them.
| "Open up on them, boys, they got Biplob!" |
Police retaliated with shots, causing an hour-long gunfight.
| Baka, of course, didn't last the entire hour ... |
Baka, caught in the crossfire, died on the spot while he attempted to flee, police claimed.
| And don't you go claiming otherwise. |
Two police constables, Firoz and Monir, were also injured during the shootout.
| "Lift with the legs, not with the back, you guys!" |
Police retrieved two country-made guns, two shutter guns and six bullets from the spot.
| Two shutter guns? There's more than one?? |
Baka, hailed from village Borobari-Bogra in Shailakupa upazila, was accused in 12 criminal cases including eight for murder.
| And now Biplob's dead. Another night's work for the RAB. |
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