Two criminals, including one of the top-listed ringleaders of the capital, were shot dead in two separate “shootouts” with law enforces in the city and Khulna yesterday.
They are Shahar Ali, 35, of East Monipur of Mirpur, and Farukh Khan, 32, of Banishanta union of Dakop upazila in Khulna.
As a Rab patrol team signalled a white microbus crossing Dhaka City Corporation office at Mirpur-10 to stop at 1:30am, the passengers tried to escape defying them, Rab sources said. The criminals opened fire on the Rab personnel as the team chased them. The Rab team retaliated that ensued a gunfight.
After the incident, Shahar Ali was found bullet-hit in head at the spot and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
His accomplices, however, managed to flee the scene on the microbus.
An assistant sub-inspector of Rab was also injured in the gunfight, Rab sources said.
Maj Khandaker Golam Sarwar of Rab-4 told The Daily Star that Ali was convicted in several cases including seven for murder with different police stations in the city.
There are cases against Ali for realizing extortions from Shenpara, Rokeya Sarani, Shewrapara, Kazipara and Monipur, he added.
Earlier, the authorities concerned issued a red notice through Interpol as he was in neighbouring countries at large for long time, police said.
In another incident, a notorious pirate of the Sundarbans was killed at about 12:30am on the bank of river Bhadra under Dakop upazila of Khulna district.
Farukh was accused in two murder cases, two robbery cases and three other cases under arms act filed with Dakop and Koira police stations.
On information, police went to the spot as a group of pirates were preparing for looting on Bhadra riverways, Officer-in-charge of Dakop Police Station Ziauzzam said. Police fired 13 rounds as they came under attack.
After the incident, Farukh was found dead on the spot.
Two policemen constables Biddut and Babul sustained injuries in the incident. They are undergoing treatment at Dakop upazila health complex.
Police recovered a shutter gun, a pipe gun, four used shells and two bullets from the spot.
Two separate cases, one for assaulting police and another under arms act, were filed with Dakop Police Station yesterday.
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