‘Criminal’ killed in city shootout with RAB

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UNB, Dhaka :
A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘shootout’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Eastern Housing area of Rupnagar in the city early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Al Amin alias Kala Jony alias Jony Sarker, 32. Sources at the Rab headquarters said Jony was accused in 15 cases, including for murder, rape and
 robbery, filed with different police stations in the capital.
One foreign made pistol along with two bullets was recovered from the spot.
The incident took place around 3:00am when a patrol team of RAB-4 challenged some young men, including Jony, out of suspicion in Easter Housing area around 3:00 am.
Sensing danger, the young men reportedly encountered with the elite force. Members of the RAB-4 also reiterated with bullets that seriously wounded Al Amin. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctor pronounced him dead.
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