 A regional leader of the outlawed Maoist outfit Purba Banglar Communist Party was killed in a shootout between his accomplices and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Borobagh village in Bagerhat district early yesterday.
| Really? And how did that happen? |
Mustafiz alias Jewel Shikder, 30, was a prime accused in the Awami League leader Kalidas Boral's murder.
| Ahah. A first-class bad guy. So what happened next? |
On a tip-off, a RAB team arrested Mustafiz from the Khulna court premises on Thursday afternoon.
"Stick 'em up, Mustafiz!"
"Egad! The RAB!"
"Yer goin' downtown!"
"But... we are downtown!" |
Members of the security forces were taking Mustafiz to a hide-out where arms and ammunition had been stashed.
| Good idea. Bet it was in the wee hours of the morning, too. That's the best time for that sort of thing. There's less traffic... |
As they reached near the hide-out, Mustafiz's accomplices opened fire and hurled bombs on the RAB personnel in a bid to free their leader prompting the law enforcers to return fire.
| "It's the RAB, men! Bring up the bombs! But be careful not to hit Mustafiz!... Whoa! That hadda hurt! Sorry. Our bad!" |
Mustafiz was caught in the "cross-fire" while trying to flee and was critically injured, said a RAB official. Later, he died in hospital. Mustafiz was wanted for three murders. |