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2 killed in 'shootout' with Rab

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Two top criminals--one in Madaripur and the other in Pabna--were killed in 'crossfire' between members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and their cohorts early yesterday.
They are Liakat Ali Sheikh alias Leku, 45,chaiman of Badarpasha Union Parishad (UP) and joint convenor of the BNP Rajoir upazila unit under Madaripur district, and Tayeb Ali, an accused in 12 murder cases filed with Chatmohor Police Station in Pabna.
According to our Madaripur correspondent, Rab-4 members arrested Leku at Tongi of Gazipur district on Thursday.
Rab sources said they took Leku to Rajoir for quizzing and as per his statement, they set out to recover illegal firearms, taking Leku with them.
When the Rab men along with Leku reached Shankordipar under Badarpasha Union at about 3:00am, Leku's accomplices opened fire on the elite force, prompting them to retaliate.
Leku was caught in the shootout as he tried to flee and died instantly, the sources said.
Rab recovered a sawn-off rifle, two pipe guns and four bullets from the spot.
The officer-in-charge of Rajoir Police Station said Leku was the listed criminal of Madaripur district and wanted in 21 criminal cases including murder, extortion and kidnapping.
He said the people of Rajoir heaved a sigh of relief at the death of Leku.
Our Pabna correspondent reported that Rab-5 members arrested Tayeb Ali at Kotbari Bazar under Chatmohor upazila on Wednesday.
Later, the Rab men took him to Rajshahi zonal headquarters for interrogation where he revealed important information about his arms den.
On his confessional statement, the members of the elite force set out for Pabna on Thursday night, taking Tayeb with them.
When they reached near Kankhola Bridge at about 2:00am, the accomplices of Tayeb opened fire on them in a bid to snatch their gang leader. Rab returned fire.
Rab sources said Tayeb was shot during the encounter and died on the spot.
Rab recovered a shutter gun, a pipe gun and six bullets from the spot.
Our staff correspondent from Khulna writes: Arifuzzaman Arif, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Daulatpur unit, was arrested by the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday night.
The Rab-6 members arrested Arif at Daulatpur bus stand and handed him over to the Daulatpur police. He was shown arrested in a bomb attack case filed with Daulatpur police on October 25.