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Konabari area around 1:30am to arrest Jewel, he said.

Sensing presence of the law enforcers, Jewel opened fire on them, forcing them to retaliate, which eventually triggered a “gunfight”, Mamun said.

Jewel caught in the line of fire and died on the spot while two Rab men also received injuries, he added.

The body was sent to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College morgue for an autopsy while the injured Rab men took primary treatment from the same hospital, said the official.

A firearm and some ammunition were recovered from the spot.

Jewel, Sagar and another youth, who is currently on the run, used to live in a rented house in Konabari owned by Alif’s father Md Farhad and worked at different garment factories in the area, said Mamun.

Farhad slapped Jewel and Sagar about a week ago for teasing female garment workers in the area, he added.

They then planned to abduct the child and ask for a ransom to teach Farhad a lesson, the Rab personnel said.

On Wednesday evening, they took Alif to the rooftop of their building and strangled him, he said.

They then dumped the body in the warehouse housed in the next building and fled the house the next morning, he added.

Later, they demanded Tk 20 lakh over as ransom from the victim’s father.

Rab men arrested Sagar on Saturday from Pubail area by tracing his mobile phone following a complaint filed by the family, Mamun said.