Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has filed two cases against 16 pirates who were killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in the Sundarban.
Deputy Additional Director of Rab Barisal -8 Kamrul Islam filed the cases for murder and arms possession with Swarankhola Police Station against Kholilur Rahman and 15 other unidentified pirates, those killed in gunfight with Rab said officer-in charge of Swarankhola Police Station Md Rezaul Karim.
On August 30 this year Khalilur Rahman, 32, hailing from Pathorghata upazila of Barguna district and second-in-command of pirate gang ‘Monir Bahini’ was killed in a gunfight with Rab at Dorjarkhal area in Swarankhola upazila the OC added.