 [Bangla Daily Star] An alleged criminal was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion in the city's Mirpur area while an unidentified snatcher was killed in a 'shootout' with police in Chawgachha of Jessore early yesterday.
| RAB is getting bold: we've actually heard of these places ... |
In Mirpur, Mohammad Ali, 25, an associate of top terror Shahor Ali, died in a gunfight with Rab-4 near Mirpur Outer Stadium around 2:45am.
| He could beat Smokin' Joe Frazier but couldn't escape the RAB ... |
Rab sources said some suspected persons being challenged by Rab opened fire at the law-enforcers ...
... who also retaliated with gunshots in the stadium area.
| RAB wins the biathlon ... |
Mohammad Ali died on the spot.
However, other associates of Mohammad Ali fled the scene at one stage of the gunfight leaving a pistol with three bullets, a knife and Tk 23,440 in cash on the scene.
| As if they were never there in the stadium in the first place ... |
According to Rab, Shahor Ali also was killed in another shootout with Rab in Mirpur on September 12.
| Rolling up the network one encounter at a time ... |
Mohammad Ali was one of the accused in the attack on Rab Major Khandakar Golam Sarwar and snatching a criminal from Rab custody in Mirpur on September 13.
| So he was one of the broad daylight snatchers? Surprised it took the RAB this long but perhaps they were just enjoying the 'suspense' ... |
ASP Kaniz Hossain of Rab-4 said the gunfight took place when the elite force members were conducting a block raid in the area.
| Just happened to come across Ali, and just happened to dump him in the endzone of the stadium. Jimmy Hoffa would be proud ... |
A correspondent from Jessore reports: An unidentified mugger was killed in gunfight with police while fleeing after robbing a passenger-carrying human hauler on Jessore-Chawgachha road at about 2:00am.
"On information, we chased the gang members who hurled bombs forcing us to fire back," said a police official.
| I generally duck behind a building when someone throws a bomb at me ... |
He added that other criminals however managed to flee the scene. A case was filed with Chawgachha police station in this regard. |