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Special drive soon to net 2,847 outlaws

A.MANUR Aman, Kushtia
A special drive will be launched soon by the law-enforcement agencies to arrest outlaws of different parties and groups in 10 southwestern districts in accordance with a fresh list before the forthcoming national election.
Police sources said they have taken the decision as the outlaws and criminals, who had fled after 1/11 political changeover, have started to return their localities and try to regroup under the shelter of their 'political godfathers' ahead of the polls.
They said law enforcement and other intelligence agencies have prepared the list of 2,847 criminals, including 73 top figures of different outlawed parties and gangs and 286 cadres, in May.
According to the sources, 845 of the listed cadres are from Khulna while 434 from Jhenidah, 363 from Bagerhat, 360 from Kushtia, 284 from Jessore, 225 from Satkhira, 210 from Chuadanga, 47 each from Meherpur and Narail and 32 from Magura. Most of the criminals are accused in five to 25 criminal cases, including that of murder.
Police said the law enforcement agencies will give more priority to arrest 73 most wanted criminals of different outlawed parties and gangs and 286 cadres.
Decision of the drive has been taken to make the polls free from the influence of underground politics, which is long an important factor in the region, sources said.
Acting Deputy Inspector General of Khulna range Asaduzzaman Miah said the drives would be conducted on the basis of the fresh list of the criminals and outlaws.
Police sources said some leaders of major political parties are directly involved with various criminal groups, including outlawed parties, in the region and they use criminals to establish supremacy in their areas and in vote rigging.
Of the top criminals, most of them are from outlawed parties, including four factions of Purbo Banglar Communist Party
(PBCP)- PBCP-ML, PBCP-Janajuddho,PBCP-Red Flag and PBCP-Communist War--, Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), New Biplobi Communist
. Jlarwi u (NBCiMI, j Tirana 11 Batu n b ■ (GB), Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF), Banglar Communist Party. Socialist Party (SP), Biplobi Anuragi, Chinnamul Communist Party (CCP) and Sarbahara People's March.
A number of drives like Operation Clean Heart and Operation Spider Web were launched in the region but most of the drives ended in failure.
According to police records and other data, a total of 472 suspected criminals were killed in 'crossfire' in the region between June 2004 and June 19 this year.
High police officials in the region are hopeful of the success of the special drive.