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Varanasi Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh said the two were injured during the exchange of fire with an Uttar Pradesh police team which was probing the case of a sub-inspector’s service pistol being looted in the Badagaon area.
He said the two were involved in the loot of the weapon which has been recovered from them.
They were rushed to the hospital where they died during treatment, he said.
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According to information received from the Bihar police, the three are notorious criminals and had recently fled from the Patna jail and were wanted by the police there, the officer said.
A detailed probe is on into the matter.