 A suspected top criminal in the Dhaka city was killed in a shootout between the Detective Branch of police and his accomplices at Aftab Nagar in Badda early Friday, raising the ‘crossfire’ death toll to 419 since June 2004.
The victim, Abdul Awal alias Manik, 30, of Baraiara in Jhalakati, according to the police, was accused in 10 criminal cases, including murder, with different police stations in the city and in Narayanganj. The shootout ensued when a DB team took Manik, arrested along with two firearms at Pagla Bazar in Fatulla of Narayanganj on October 13, to Aftab Nagar to recover firearms, and his accomplices opened shots at them, the police said.
| "It's the cops! Open random, indiscriminate fire!" |
Manik, who was placed on a seven-day police remand on October 14, fell in the line of crossfire and sustained severe injuries in the head as he tried to flee at one stage of the gunfight, claimed the police.
| The old sucking head wound trick... |
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, claimed the police.
"Another one, Dr. Quincy!"
"Put him over there with the others, Sam! I'm having my breakfast!" |
The police said a sub-inspector, Bazlur Rahman, had also been injured in the shootout and admitted to Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital.
"Oooowwww!"
"Wossa motta, Bazlur?"
"I banged my shinbone!" |
The DB team recovered a .32 bore revolver loaded with two rounds of bullet and three rounds of used bullet from the spot. |