2 shot dead 'by police'
Bullet-hit bodies of two criminals were found from Phulbari Gate area in Kaliganj upazila of the district yesterday.
The criminals were picked up by Jessore police around 11:30pm on Monday night, father of a victim claimed.
Police, however, refuted the claim and said the duo might have been killed by rival groups due to internal feud.
The dead are Abdul Hadi, 35, and Shohag Hossain, 30. Both of them hail from Boro Rajapur village under Jessore Sadar upazila.
Shohag's father Rakibul Islam, a commander of Bangladesh Ansar, told The Daily Star that his son along with Hadi and few others were sitting at a tea stall near their house on Monday night.
A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police accompanied by Sub-Inspector Masud Hossain of Khajura Police Outpost of Jessore Sadar Police Station reached the spot around 11:30pm and detained them along with two others -- Mohsin Ali, 17, and Opu Hossain, 16, said Rakibul.
Detectives stopped at Panchbera Bahadur bus stand and freed Mohsin and Opu, he said, adding that he heard the news of his son's detention on that night from other people sitting at the tea stall.
"Police gave Mohsin and Opu Tk 200 each as bus fare before freeing them and told them that they were taking Hadi and Shohag to the police station," Rakibul claimed.
Next morning, Rakibul came to know that dead bodies of his son and Hadi were found in Jhenidah. He demanded a proper investigation into the incident to unmask the real culprits.
Meanwhile, a relative of one of the released youths said, police cordoned the area off and chased Hadi, Shohag and some others sitting at the tea stall.
They caught Shohag after he crossed a canal in the village and Hadi when he tried to flee the area, said the relative seeking anonymity.
Enamul Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jessore Sadar Police Station, said the duo were listed criminals and accused in several cases including murder.
Hadi is accused in 11 cases, five of them for murders, while Shohag is accused in four cases, including one for murder, said the OC.
Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said on information, police recovered the bodies around 8:30am yesterday from Phulbari area.
Later they sent the bodies to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital for autopsy. Both the victims bore marks of bullets on their backs and mouths, police said.
Meanwhile, talking to locals, our Jessore correspondent reports that Hadi was one of the ring leaders of Azgor-Hadi Bahini. The gang is involved in crimes like murder, extortion, robbery, snatching, land grabbing in Sadar and Bagharpara upazila in Jessore and Salikha of Magura.
Shohag, an armed cadre of the gang, actively took part in those crimes, locals said.
They were involved in Awami League politics and carrying out several offences with the blessing of a local influential AL leader.
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