2 killed in 'shootout' with Rab
Two alleged members of the outlawed Nakshal Bahini were killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Battalion and two pistols were recovered from their possession early yesterday, claimed Rab.
The incident took place at Goyeshbari area under Ataikula in Santhia upazila.
One of the killed was identified as Biplob Kumar Bepary allias Bipul 28, son of Abdul Pramanik from Bil Shalangi village and the other was Moyen Uddin, 27, son of Motaleb Hossain from Paiksha village under Ataikula of Santhia upazila in the district, Rab said.
On a tipoff that members of the outlawed party were holding a secret meeting near Goyeshbari Government Primary School, a Rab team was sent there, Bina Rani Das, commander of Rab 12 in Pabna said.
The Rab team was shot at when they raided the place around 4:00am. The Rab team fired back.
The two were found dead after a 15-minute gun battle. Their associates, meanwhile, escaped, Rab said.
The weapons were found in the possession of the dead, said Bina, adding that two members of Rab were slightly injured in the operation.
According to Rab, the two killed were wanted for the murder of Shajahan Ali Master, a local AL leader, and each was accused in over a dozen cases filed with Ataikula Police Station.
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