 [Bangla Daily Star] A top leader of outlawed Gono Bahini Ashraful Islam
| It's like polygamy. A few hoard most of the names while most get only one. |
alias Mandar
| With all those names to remember, a simple alias seems a good idea. |
was killed in a shootout with Rab in the district town yesterday.
An accused in 50 criminal cases, including 17 killings,
| Goodness! The Rab took their sweet time getting around to him. |
Mandar was claiming responsibility to police and local journalists from the spots after the killings.
| Hubris tempts the Fates beyond endurance. Idiot. |
Rapid Action Battalion officials said their team raided a field of Khordobakhail village
| 1. A good, proletariat place |
in Sadar upazila
| 2. Old Patriot -- where have you been keeping the 1:1 map? |
at 8:15pm
| 3. Wait -- what?!? Good bad guyz aren't even awake at that time! |
when Mandar and his cohorts were holding a secret meeting.
| 4. At least they got the secret meeting part right. |
Sensing presence of Rab,
| 5. A good thing Mandar's henchmen were equipped with the standard issue tingly Spider Sense |
the gang opened fire and blasted bombs targeting the law enforcers.
| 6. Fire madly into the night, frightening the local kiddies out of a year's growth. (That's why the locals are so much shorter than those who emigrated to saner countries.) |
Rab retaliated it triggering the gunfight.
| 7. What were they to do? It was as good as an engraved invitation. |
At one stage, Mandar's accomplices fled the scene.
| 8. As if they'd never been, microbus escape vehicle's tires screaming as they rounded the corner a bit too quickly. |
After the shootout, bullet-hit body of Mandar was found at the scene.
| 9. One bullet neatly placed behind each ear. |
Police recovered one rifle, one LG, two bombs, one knife, one axe and 12 bullets from the spot.
| 10. Under-officer Belal! Open a new branch in the evidence locker, and lay on a supply of velvet bags of various sizes. |
WHO IS MANDAR
Mandar, son of Abzal Mondol of Khordobakhail village in Kushtia sadar upazila, got involved with Gono Bahini through his uncle Azibor in 1996. | Ah. A nice little family business. |
He first killed Hobi and Kasem, cadres of his rival party Gono Mukti Fouz, at Lasmipur bus stand on June 18, 2000.
After that, he went on a killing spree in Kushtia, Chuadanga and Jhenidah. On August 1, 2000 he killed Khalil Mondol and Labu at his village. On October 22, he killed three of his opponents--Lalon, Kapil and Sariful--in the same village.
Police and Rab said Mandar and his accomplices also killed Raihan, chairman of Jhoudia Union Parishad Abdul Aziz, Nabis Uddin, Chhoto Hasem, Saheb Ali, Mojnu Kha, Hila Kha and Sarwar in between 2000 and 2001.
Mandar abducted Sawpan Kumar Saha, son of Harinaryanpur UP chairman Babu Jugol Kishor Saha in 2001. Sawpan still remains traceless. Mandar also abducted his father Jugol Kishore who is also still missing.
A police source said Mandar was involved in around 50 abductions for ransom during 1996-2008.
He abducted two sisters--Hasina and Shilpi--in 1999 and they went missing thereafter.
| A dyed in the wool badman, who long deserved an encounter with the Rab. |
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