Top outlaw murdered in Paschimbanga

Shailendra Nath Biswas, 45, alleged ringleader of outlawed New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP) was shot dead by his rivals at about 10:30pm on Saturday in Indian state of Paschimbanga.
Shailendra hailed from Shalua village under Rangpur union in Dumuria upazila of Khulna.
Sources across the border said, police recovered his body at about 11:00am from beside Ashoknagar rail station of Howrah district.
However, the report could not be independently confirmed.
Pratap Chandra Biswas, younger brother of the outlaw said he also had received a message over cell phone at 3:00pm on Sunday from one of his friends about the murder of Shailen.
According to OC Abdul Kader Baig at Dumuria police station, Shailendra Nath Biswas fled the country in 2003 in the face of combing operation by joint forces. He was later arrested by Indian police on charge of murdering a Bangladeshi youth and released from jail in the second week of December last year.
"I have also heard about his death," he said.
The notorious outlaw was wanted in connection with 54 criminal cases filed with different police stations of Khulna, Satkhira and Jessore districts, he added.
Besides, there are 21 more criminal cases against him with Dumuria police station alone on charge of murders, kidnap and extortions.
He was awarded death penalty in a murder case, the OC said.