Three alleged Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) outlaws were killed
early today in what law enforcers said gunfight in Tangail Sadar
upazila.
The deceased were identified as Omar, chief of the Tangail Sadar PBCP
unit, Kasem and Saddam – two top listed terrorists, our correspondent
reports.
The “gunfight” took place at Omarpur village with Rapid Action
Battalion (Rab), the elite force which has drawn widespread flak for
extrajudicial killings, around 3:50am.
“We were tipped-off on a secret meeting of the PBCP,” said Md
Mohiuddin Faruki, commander of crime prevention company-3 of Rab-12 in
the region.
Rab members cracked down on the area. Sensing their presence, the
outlaws opened fire compelling the law enforcers to fire back, the Rab
official said.
“Afterwards, we found three criminals lying on the spot. Some seven
to eight others managed to flee. We found two foreign pistols, two
double barrel guns and seven bullets from the spot,” he said.
The victims were declared dead when taken to Tangail Medical College Hospital.
