Three bandits were killed in an hour-long gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in Sundarbans’ Khalisabunia area under Shyam Nagar upazila of SatkhiraThursday morning.
Two of the deceased were identified as Mahbub, 40 and Amjad, 42, chiefs of two separate bandit gangs-'Saijya Bahini' and 'Amzad Bahini' -while the third could not be identified. But, Rab source said he was around 30 years of age.
Confirming the matter to banglanews, Satkhira Police Super Molla Jahangir Hossain said: “The robbers opened fire sensing the presence of Rab personnel while the elite force members were patrolling the area. Rab also fired back and a 25-minute gunfight ensued between the gang members and Rab, leaving three bandits killed on the spot.”
“Rab personnel are conducting a drive to arrest other members of the gang,” he added.
Rab sources said a double-barrel and a single-barrel gun, two 0.22 bore rifles, two .303 rifles, two pistols, two air guns and some bullets were recovered from the spot.