6 UPDF men held
Security forces arrested six members of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) from Guimara upazila in the district yesterday.
They also seized two pistols, one rifle, a local made weapon, 49 bullets and eight mobile sets from possession of the detainees, said Guimara police.
The arrestees are Ripon Tripura, Elin Chakma, Anil Tripura, Chaching Marma, Suman Tripura and Shantijay Chakma, members of UPDF.
On secret information, the security forces raided a house in the area and arrested the six UPDF members with firearms, bullets and mobile sets, said Matiranga Army Zone sources.
UPDF Khagrachhari District Coordinator Sachib Chakma claimed that the arrestees are their members. They were sleeping in a house at Chowdhury Para of the upazila after finishing their works.
The arrest is just a drama, said Sachib Chakma.
Shahadat Hossain Tito, officer-in-charge of Guimara Police Station, said a case was filed with the police station, accusing the six youths under the Arms Act.
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