Terrorist leader killed in Jessore ‘gunfight’
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
An alleged leader of ‘Mesbah Bahini’, a terrorist outfit, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of the joint forces at Magura village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Robiul Islam, second-in-command of ‘Mejbah Bahini’ and son of Abdur Rab of the village. Being tipped-off that a gang of terrorists was holding a clandestine meeting at Magura village, a team of the joint forces conducted a raid in the area at about 1:45am, said Khabir Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Abhaynagar Police Station. But, sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members opened fire on them forcing them to retaliate by firing shots that triggered a gunfight. At one stage during the 25-minute gun battle, Robiul was caught in the line of fire and died on the spot while his accomplices fled the scene. Police recovered the body and sent it to Jessore Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy on Monday, according to UNB.