Four 'outlaws' beaten to death

Four outlaws were beaten to death by a mob at Nolkola village of Kushtia Sadar upazila early yesterday.
They were operatives of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) -Janajuddho faction, police said.
The deceased were identified as Rezaul Karim, 23, Robiul Islam, 30, Sirajul Islam, 40 and Sagar alias Sagar Dakat, 39.
All of them hailed from villages in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
Chokdar Abdul Halim, assistant superintendent of police (ASP-circle), Kushtia, said a gang of 10 to 12 men of the outfit equipped with firearms entered Nolkola around midnight.
“Sensing danger, the villagers organised themselves and encircled the outlaws,” the ASP said adding, “The villagers beat the four to death and later informed the police.”
Rapid Action Battalion raided a field of Mohiskhola where Aksed and his associates were holding a secret meeting around 3:15am, police said.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the gang opened fire on them. This triggered a gunfight.
The law enforcers found Aksed's body lying on the spot while his accomplices managed to flee, said Motiar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Gangni Police Station.
Aksed was accused in nine cases, including murders and had been involved with the banned outfit for the last five years, he said.