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The dead are Babu Kosai and Golakata Jahangir of Faridpur, and Raju alias Rajib, 37, of Magura.
Our Faridpur correspondent reports: Acting on a tip-off, Rab members raided an abandoned building at Domrakandi in the town where Babu and Jahangir were holding a meeting with their cohorts.
Sensing the presence of Rab members, the criminals opened fire on the law enforcers prompting them to retaliate, said a Rab official. Babu and Jahangir were killed on the spot while their accomplices managed to escape, he added.
The Rab official said they also recovered three firearms and six rounds of bullet from the scene.
Our Magura correspondent adds: The police arrested Raju at his residence at Chaklapara in the town at about 3:20am.
"Evening, Raju. Nice night, ain't it. How's about we take a little drive?"
Following his confessions,
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHEEEEEE!"
"Oh, grow up. I'll bet you hardly ever used that finger."
police took him to a place near Char Muraridaha village to recover illegal arms.
When the policemen reached the spot, Raju's accomplices fired shots at them prompting the law enforcers to retaliate, said a police official.
"It's da RAB! And they've got Raju! Quick, open random reckless fire in their direction!"
Raju was killed in crossfire
"Urp.....rosebud..."
while his cohorts managed to flee, he said adding that a police constable was also injured in the incident.
Police said Raju was wanted