'Criminal' killed in 'crossfire' in Comilla
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
A top criminal and leader of an inter-district gang of robbers was killed in "crossfire" between the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla early yesterday.He was identified as Abdul Motaleb alias "Motaiya Dakat", son of Late Abdur Rashid of Purba Dekra village of the upazila. Rab sources said Motaleb was an accused in around a dozen criminal cases including two for murder. Being tipped off, a Rab team from the Feni camp of Rab-7, Chittagong, raided West Dekrerdighir Par under Alkora Union of Chouddagram at about 7:00pm on Thursday and arrested Motaleb. On his statement, a ten-member Rab team set out to recover illegal firearms,and arrest the accomplices of Motaleb, taking him with them. When the Rab men reached Golzer Road in Asfalia area at around 1:35am yesterday, Motaleb's cohorts opened fire, forcing the members of the elite force to retaliate. Motaleb was shot during the shootout and died on the spot, the sources said. The Rab men recovered one locally made gun, two light guns (LGs) and some bullets from the spot.
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