 A wanted criminal was killed in a 'shootout' between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices at Tongi in the early hours yesterday. The criminal, Panu Howladar alias Kanu alias Russell, 24, was a close accomplice of Kala Jahangir, one of the 23 top criminals in the city, and notorious criminal Taj, a Rab press release said.
"I'm the notorious T-A-J, boyieeeeee...I got me a shutter gun, 3 or 4 bullets, and a posse cohort cadre! |
| You're not good enough to have three aliases, 'Russell'. |
Rab-4 nabbed Panu, accused in 13 cases filed with Kafrul Police Station for murder, extortion and rape, and his accomplice Shah Alam from Kamarpara under Turag Police Station at about 2:00am on July 27. They were handed over to Kafrul police the following day and Rab-4 took charge of quizzing them in an arms case.
| "Into the isolation booth, Panu! You're the next contestant on the popular new game show, RAB Quiz Time. And now for your first question: What color is my lucky truncheon?" |
Panu told Rab that his accomplices Tuhin, Razzak, Haji Shah Alam have huge arms in their possession.
| "They wear 36 inch sleeves, I tell ya!" |
They have a hideout near Biswa Ijtema ground where they take liquor, marijuana and phensidyl and plan criminal activities.
| "It's a neat hideout, we even have a mirror disco ball!" |
| Hmmm. Guess ol' Panu there didn't score very high on the quiz. He must've been too busy planning his criminal activities. |
Acting on his statement, a Rab team rushed to raid the hideout at about 3:00am yesterday but Panu's accomplices attacked the team near the spot and Rab then opened fire in self defence, the press release said.
| "It's the RAB, boys! Open random, ineffectual fire!" |
Panu tried to flee during the firing ...
| ... foolish, foolish Panu ... |
and was bullet-hit in his accomplices' firing.
| "Feets don't fail ...[THWIP] ..." |
The gang members then retreated and Rab recovered a revolver, a shutter gun and three bullets left by them, it added.
| The RAB boys know the serial number for that shutter gun by heart ... |
The body was sent to Gazipur Sadar Hospital.
"Fresh one for you, Dr. Quincy!"
"Okay, umm, what name do we file this one under?"
"I like 'Russell', how 'bout you?" |
| "Some lovely parting gifts from our contestant. Panu, you should have studied a little harder for the test. Better luck next time, and thanks for playing RAB Quiz Time!" |
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