2 killed in Feni ‘gunfight’ with RAB
Dhaka: Two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight between their associates and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Lalpol on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in sadar upazila of Feni early on Friday.
The deceased could not yet be identified.
Tipped off that a gang of robbers were preparing to commit robbery on the highway, a RAB patrol team went to the spot at about 2:45am, said RAB headquarters officials.
Sensing the presence of the elite force, the robbers opened fire on the RAB men, prompting them to retaliate, triggering a gunfight.
At one stage, two robbers caught in the line of fire and died on the spot.
The RAB members also recovered five firearms and some explosives from the spot.
The bodies were taken to local hospital morgue.