Outlaw killed in 'shootout'
Our Correspondent, Jessore
A regional leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Janajuddha faction was killed in 'crossfire' yesterday during an encounter between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices at Shubharara in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore. Rab arrested Mishiul Islam Moshi, 35, on Monday at Daulatpur. Following his confessional statement, a Rab team along with Moshi went to Shubharara around 3:30am to recover hidden firearms and arrest his accomplices, Rab claimed in a press release. Moshi's accomplices opened fire on the team in a bid to snatch him from Rab custody. Rab retaliated and Moshi was bullet-hit during the shootout. He died on the spot. Rab recovered one shutter gun and a bullet from the spot. Moshi's cohorts, however, managed to escape. Rab sources said Moshi had six cases including two murder cases filed against him with different police stations.
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