A shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members and a gang of muggers left two alleged muggers bullet injured yesterday in the capital's Agargaon Taltola."Sergeant Rafiq! Why were these miscreants wounded?"
"A thousand apologies, Captain. We had no orders to bullet-wound them behind each ear."
"See that it doesn't happen again. We have a reputation to maintain!"
Identified as Mohammad Shafiq, 24, son of Suruj Ali of Karimganj upazila in Kishorganj district, and Akram Hossain, 28, son of Saber Uddin of Islampur upazila in Jamalpur district,
Neither of them even had an alias. Small fish, small fish indeed ...
they were jugged and later admitted to the city's Pongu Hospital
... not a level I trauma center ...
with bullet wounds to their legs.
Perhaps they were Paleostinians?
Rab-2 officials said the shootout erupted when a team of the law enforcers challenged some youths for their suspicious movement at Taltola area at around 12:30am.
"Hey there! You youts! Get over here!"
When the Rab men challenged the criminals, they started firing at the law-enforcers
"Take a hike, flatfoots!" [Blam-blam-blam]
who also retaliated with gunshots resulting in the shootout that left two muggers injured, said Rab-2 officials.
"Aieee! I am bullet hit in my leg!"
"Aieee! I am also bullet hit!"
"The bullet-hit criminals were jugged but their cohorts bravely ran away leaving behind two pipe guns and two knives," a Rab official added.
"Sergeant Rafiq, as punishment for your screw-up, I deny you the privilege of planting the shutter gun on the victims!"
According to Rab, the nabbed persons are the members of a muggers' gang.