The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Three alleged terrorists were killed in "crossfire" during an encounter between the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and a group of fleeing miscreants at Meradia in city's Khilgaon area yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Sohel alias Bhombal, 35, son of late Makbul of 49 East Goran, Baka Babul alias 'terrorist' Babu, 22, son of Mokhles of East Rampura, and Sukur Ali, 30, son of Siraj Ali of 131, South Goran.

Police said a patrol team of RAB-3 chased the three following their suspicious movements when they were passing Balurmath near Meradia bazar in a private car at about 1:45am.

Sensing danger, the terrorists fired several rounds of bullet at the elite force members forcing them to fire back, triggering a gun battle.

"At one stage, Sohel, Babu and Sukur were caught in the crossfire and died on the spot," said an account of the incident.

Later, a patrol team of Khilgaon police, led by SI Subad Chandra Sarkar, rushed to the spot and recovered the bullet-hit bodies of the three terrorists and sent those to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The law enforcers also recovered three firearms, 10 cocktails and a private car from the scene.