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| Tales From The Crossfire Gazette |
| 2005-02-11 |
| Ex-Shibir cadre killed in ''crossfire'' For those readers who wonder why we carry this every day, I'll explain: CHITTAGONG, Feb 10: A terrorist was killed in a shootout with police at Khagria in Satkania upazila early Thursday, reports UNB. Police said they arrested terrorist Nurul Islam, 35, an ex-cadre of Chhatra Shibir, from Banshbaria area of Sitakhunda upazila on Wednesday evening. ![]() Step One: Arrest bad guy According to his confession they went to Khagria area with him to recover the hidden arms. Step Two: Extract "confession. Step Three: Wait until dark Step Four: Take him to "recover hidden arms" As soon as police reached the spot at about 1 am his sidekicks opened fire on them, forcing the law enforcers to fire back. Step Five: Sidekicks/cohorts/henchmen open fire. Step Six: Cops shoot back. Nurul Islam was caught in the crossfire and died on the spot. Step Seven: Captured leader tries to escape. Step Eight: Captured leader caught in "crossfire", shot dead. The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy. Step Nine: Ship body to Dr. Quincy's morgue. Nurul Islam was wanted in 11 criminal cases including three murders, police said. A case was filed. Rinse, repeat daily, same story, different thugs. Then there are the vigilante reports: Dacoit beaten to death at Satkania Feb 10: A dacoit was beaten to death by mob at Samadiapukurpar bazaar of Sadaha union under Satkania upazila in the district last night. According to eyewitnesses and local people, a gang of dacoits numbering about 20 raided the Samadiapukurpar bazaar at about 3.30 am last night. Sensing the presence of dacoits, the Imam of the local mosque spread the information through microphone. Hearing the news, hundreds of local people throng the spot and gheraoed the dacoits. Then the gang of dacoits fled the spot. But one dacoit was caught by the mob beaten mercilessly resulting his instantaneous death. The identity of the victim could not be known. Just another day in Bangladesh |
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