Notorious outlaw killed by rivals in Uzirpur

Khoka was returning to his Rakudia village home in Babuganj from the Uzirpur veterinary hospital with medicine for pets Wednesday afternoon.

As he reached Kalir Bazar launch ghat, armed cadres of Zia group cordoned the market. They fired at least 20 shots and

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created a panic. They shot at Khoka, but the target was missed as he jumped into the Sugandha river.

The attackers on board a trawler chased and caught him. They took him to a shoal, tortured him and cut off his two hands and one leg.

As the gang left, local people took him to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, where he died at night.

Police later said Khoka was a notorious cadre of local Sarbahara Kamrul group and wanted in many cases for toll collection, dacoity, murder and rape.

Khoka was a relative of Sarbahara Kamrul group cadre Shahjahan, murdered on February 5, and also the main witness in the murder case.

In another incident in Barisal city on the same night, a husband hacked his wife to death in front of their three year-old daughter.

The killer husband--Shah Alam-- a construction worker, is absconding, police said. The body of the victim-- Mahira (26)-- was sent to hospital for autopsy.

The incident in Ganpara-Kashipur area of the city took place following family feud, police said.