[Bangla Daily Star] Two alleged criminals were killed and two members of Rapid Action Battalion injured in a 'shootout' between the law enforcers and the criminals at Para Gendaria in South Keraniganj early yesterday.
| "Corporal Belal, fetch the first aid kit! I need the tweezers, alcohol wipe, and two band-aids -- we've got splinters to remove!" |
Rab personnel recovered two firearms, one magazine and eight bullets from the spot.
| To be promptly returned to the appropriate velvet-lined cases or velvet bags for storage until needed for the next crossfire/encounter/shootout. |
The deceased, identified as Jahangir from Barisal and his accomplice Sohel of Shyampur area,
| What -- no aliases? It is said that many who turn to crime suffer from impoverished imaginations. |
were accused in several cases including murders and extortion filed with Keraniganj, Kotwali, Bangshal and Sutrapur police stations.
| Wanted on twelve stations, these miscreants were. |
The bodies were sent to Mitford Hospital for autopsy.
| Where Dr. Jekylullah took great pleasure in saying to his assistant, "They're dead, Jim." |
Acting on secret information, a patrol team of Rab-10 conducted a drive in Para Gendaria Balur Math area where Jahangir and his cohorts gathered for committing crime at about 2:00am, Rab sources said.
| Finally, a cohort of miscreants meeting at the proper time. One imagines they were drinking entirely too much haram moonshine as they plotted. |
Sensing presence of the Rab personnel,
| "Spidey Sense, activate!!" |
the gang opened fire on them, prompting the elite force members to fire back, which triggered a gun battle.
| One would think that the elite force members shooting back would define the onset of the gun battle. One would, of course, be wrong. |
Jahangir and Sohel were caught in the line of fire and died on the spot, Rab sources said, adding that 30 rounds of bullet were traded during the gunfight.
| And very carefully not adding that the line of fire consisted of one bullet behind the ear of each of our two badmen. |
The Rab said the criminals used to realise tolls from Keraniganj and Old Dhaka and gun down traders for refusing to pay the money. |