Outlawed party leader killed in 'crossfire' in Kushtia
A regional leader of outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz was killed in 'crossfire' between his cohorts and police at Alampur village under Sadar upazila in the district yesterday.
The dead was identified as Abdul Mazid, 40, son of late Tofazzol Hossain, of the same village in the upazila.
With the latest killing, seven cadres of the outlawed party were killed in the district this month.
Police said they received an information that some cadres of the party were holding a meeting at Baliapara Bazar at Alampur.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from Kushtia Sadar police cordoned off the area at around 3:30am and asked the outlaws to surrender.
Instead, the criminals opened fire on the law enforcers that prompted them to retaliate against the attack.
Police said Mazid shot during the shootout and died on the spot, while his accomplices managed to flee the scene.
The law enforcers also seized a rifle and six bullets from the spot.
Mazid was accused in about dozens of cases, including six for murder, filed with Kushtia Sadar and Islamic University police stations, they added.
A top outlaw in the district, Mazid surrendered to the government when Awami League-led government declared amnesty in 1999.
But after releasing from the jail on bail in 2001, Mazid further returned to the outlawed activities.
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