Staff Reporter :
An alleged extortionist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area early Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Aidul alias Mama Sagor, a top extortionist of Karwanbazar area of the city.
Yeasir Arafat, Operational Officer of RAB-2, said, “A patrol team of elite force challenged a gang when the gang was moving suspiciously in the area around 2:00am. At one stage, they opened fire on the team, forcing the elite force to fire back that triggered a gun battle. Mama Sagor was caught in the line of fire and seriously injured while other members of the gang managed to flee the scene.” He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead, the RAB official said.
RAB recovered a pistol and two bullets from the spot, he said.
Sagar also was part of a gang, which extorts money from businesses in Karwan Bazar and Farmgate areas, the largest kitchen market in the capital, the RAB personel claimed.
Earlier on May 17, RAB had informed the media of arresting Sagar and his associate Samad Khalifa with loaded firearms.
No explanation is available yet on how Sagar has been found involved in ‘criminal activity’ a month after his arrest.
