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2 killed in city gunfight with RAB
DHAKA, April 5, 2019 (BSS) – Two muggers allegedly were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) in city’s Tejgaon area in the morning.
The deceased were identified as Nayeem, 35, and Jamal, 38.
Mahiuddin Faruki, additional superintendent of police of Rab-2, said the RAB members arrested two people-Hanif and Litu-from Gazipur in connection with their suspected involvement in car hijacking on Thursday night.
After interrogation, Rab came to know that the members of a car hijacking syndicate will hand over a snatched vehicle to its owner in exchange of money on that night.
Later, a team of Rab-2 conducted a drive at Sat Rasta intersection around 4 am and gave signal to a covered van to stop. But ignoring the instruction of the Rab team, the gang members tried to flee and opened fire on the elite force, forcing them to fire back in self-defence, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
The RAB members also recovered foreign pistol, stolen car, local arms including machetes and chopper from the spot.
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