Six abducted in CHT after UPDF man hurt in shootout
Our Correspondent, Rangamati
Six indigenous people were abducted allegedly by the cadres of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) in Krishnamachhara village in Naniarchar upazila on Wednesday night, police and army sources said.The incident followed a shootout between the activists of pro-peace accord Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghaty Samity and rival UPDF in the morning. A UPDF activist, Jibon Chakma, 30, was injured in the clash and sent to Chittagong for treatment. A band of UPDF activists attacked the village at around 9:30pm and abducted seven people at gunpoint, police said. However, the captors freed Ripon Chakma, 25, after about two hours, asking him to convey their demand of Tk 1 lakh for the others' release, army sources said. The six abductees are Atul Biharee Chakma, 35, Raj Biharee Chakma, 45, Kanak Kumar Chakma, 55, Kali Prosonna Chakma, 45, Bhuban Chakma, 25, and Tejendra Chakma, 45. Asked, a top police official said a local Union Parishad chairman has been tasked with negotiations to rescue the six. But the army sources said a rescue operation is on in the area, but did not give details.
|
|
