Outlaw killed in 'shootout' with Rab
Our Correspondent, Kushtia
An outlaw of Banglar Communist Party (BCP) was killed during 'shootout' between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his cohorts at Nagda of Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga early yesterday. The dead was identified as Nazrul Islam Nazu, 30, of Pikepara in Alamdanga upazila. He was a close aide to notorious outlaw Nuruzzaman Laltu. According to a Rab press release, a Rab team arrested Nazu from Chuadanga Police Station area on Tuesday morning. Following his confessional statement during quizzing, a Rab team along with Nazu went to Pikepara of Barabaria to arrest his accomplices and recover hidden firearms. When the team reached Nagda around 4:30am, the BCP men started firing at the Rab team prompting the law enforcers to retaliate. Rab claimed Nazu, when trying to escape custody during the shootout, was caught in the line of fire and died on the spot. Rab retrieved a gun and 13 bullets from the spot. Nazu's accomplices however managed to escape. Chuadanga police said Nazu was accused in seven criminal cases including four murder cases filed with Alamdanga and Chuadanga police stations.
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