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| Bangladesh |
| Cop killed in gunfight with criminals |
| 2012-01-19 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A police officer was killed and six others were maimed during a shootout between law enforcers and criminals in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday morning. The dear departed was identified as Paresh Kumar Karbari Tripura, 50, a sub-inspector of Moheshkhali Police Station, while the injured are a police constable and five locals. A team of police led by Paresh went to Kaliachhara village around 8:00am following information that criminal Jonab Ali and his 31 associates were hiding in a hilly region of the village to avoid arrest, police said. Earlier, a murder case was filed against Jonab and his accomplices on charge of killing Kala Banu, a housewife of the village. Kala Banu died being hit by a bullet during a shootout between Jonab's gang and his rivals on December 27 last year. As the police team reached the eastern part of the village in the morning, the criminals encircled them and opened fire. This triggered the shootout. Paresh and a police constable were hit by bullets, police said. Five locals, who were passing the area at that time, also suffered bullet wounds. The gang managed to flee the scene. ... as though they had never been... when another team from Moheshkhali Police Station rushed to the spot after being informed by the locals. The law enforcers took the seven bullet-hit persons to Moheshkhali Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared Paresh dead around 9:30am, said Ranjit Barua, officer-in-charge of the cop shoppe. Paresh, of Ramgarh upazila in Khagrachhari district, was hit by 22 bullets, hospital sources said. Later, the body was taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for his appointment with Doctor Quincy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hopefully there will be boucoup payback by the police for this affront. Involving *lots* of crossfire. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-19 10:14 |