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Criminal shot dead at Elephant Road

Staff Correspondent
Unidentified gunmen yesterday shot dead an alleged criminal in broad daylight in front of his residence at the Elephant Road.
Noor Palash alias Eskey, 30, listed with the Dhanmondi Police Station as a criminal, controlled a toll extortion gang in the Elephant Road. He is an accused in three cases including one for murder.
Eskey was gunned down while he was talking with his elder brother Jahangir in front of their residence at 129, Elephant Road at around 10:00am.
"Three youths were loitering around our house and approached us suddenly. They drew pistols and opened fire on Eskey," Jahangir told The Daily Star.
"After shooting several times, the killers melted into Hatirpul," he said, adding that three others who were waiting at a distance also fled after the murder.
"The killers acted in a planned way and carried out the operation within a few minutes," an eyewitness said.
"I could not recognise the youths. They definitely were not locals," Jahangir said.
Eskey fell on the ground with six bullets hitting his face and throat, two in the back, three in the chest and one in the thigh. He died instantly.
Jahangir and other relatives took Eskey to Dhaka Medical College
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Hospital where doctors confirmed his death.
Police recovered 12 spent shells from the spot.
Relatives received his body in the afternoon on completion of autopsy and buried him at the Azimpur Graveyard.
Eskey and his two brothers were about to go to court to attend the hearing of a murder case. The three brothers are accused in the case.
His family members have no clue to the killing. They said Eskey looked after family business -- a confectionery, a hardware shop and a computer store at Jumman Mansion. Four years ago, he played in the first division football for Muslim Institute.
Locals said Eskey came in touch with top criminals of the city before he could complete primary school education. Later, he raised his own gang and unleashed a reign of terror in the area.
He had teamed up with Sujon, another criminal. But they split over sharing of tolls and one day, Sujon went to Eskey's residence and shot him in the leg in an attempted murder in 1999. A few days later, Sujon was gunned down at Moham-madpur.
Eskey is an accused in the murder of Shibli Sadiq on June 6, 2000. Also he has two cases pending against him for extortion.
Eskey left behind his wife Popi Akhtar.