 Two underground operatives were killed in encounters with Rapid Action Battalion in Kushtia and Jhenidah early yesterday.
| Now that the country's leadership issue is settled the RAB can get back to what they do best. |
They are Santu, 32, a cadre of Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF) in Kushtia, and Mohiuddin alias Mohi, a member of Sramajibi Mukti Andolan (SMA).
Our Kushtia correspondent reported that a team of Rab-12 arrested Santu at Patildangi village under Khoksa upazila at about 2:30pm on Thursday and took him to Kushtia Rab office for quizzing.
| "Say, Santu, Christmas is over so youse not doing anything, right? Why don't youse come wit us?" |
On his painfully-extracted statement, the Rab team along with Santu started for Patildangi to recover hidden firearms and arrested his accomplices.
| Starts off promising enough ... |
When they reached Simulia village under the upazila at about 3:30am, ...
| ... that magic hour in the night when crickets suddenly stop chirping ... |
... Shantu's cohorts opened fire, prompting the elite force to retaliate.
"They got Shantu!"
"You mean Santu!"
"Him too! Open up, boys, it's the heat!" |
During the "shootout" Santu tried to flee from Rab vehicle and received bullets.
| Received two of them in fact, one behind each ear. |
He died instantly, ...
... while his accomplices managed to flee, Rab sources said.
| Like they were never there ... |
One shutter gun and two bullets were recovered from the spot.
| No good crossfire is complete without the shutter gun! |
Police said Santu was an accused in twelve systems three murder cases filed with Rajbari and Khoksa police stations.
| And his mother didn't love him. |
But wait, there's more!
According to our Jhenidah correspondent, a team of Rab-6 arrested Mohiuddin Mohi, 48, at Vaina village under Harinakundo upazila at around 12:10pm on Thursday and took him to Rab office in the district town.
| "Mohi! Let's youse and us go to the district town, 'k?" |
Following his confessional statement, ...
| "Ooooch! Ouuuuch! I'll talk!! I'll talk!! Just put that down!" |
... the Rab team, taking Mohi with them, went to the village at about 1:30 am yesterday to recover hidden firearms and arrest his cohorts.
| Ah, he was the early bird ... |
Sensing the presence of the Rab men, some members of the outlawed outfit opened fire.
| "Hark! My spider sense is tingling! It must be the RAB!" |
Rab returned fire.
| But only in one direction ... |
Rab sources said Mohi was shot during the encounter and died on the spot while his accomplices managed to flee.
| Poor Mohi didn't even rate a trip to the Chittagong University Medical School Emergency Department, not that it would have helped ... |
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Harinakundo Police Station said Mohi was a regional leader of Sramajibi Mukti Andolan and wanted in five cases including two for murder.
| Another leftie meets his demise in an upazaila you've never heard of ... |
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