Ex-UP chairman 'kidnapped' in Rangamati

A former upazila parishad chairman was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Naniarchar upazila on Thursday evening. 

Eyewitnesses said Pritimoy Chakma, 50, the chairman of the upazila from 2010 till 2014, was kidnapped at gun point around 7:00pm from his house in Chairmanpara village under Sabekkhong union. They, however, could not identify the kidnappers, who were 10 to 12 in number.

In a press release signed by Niron Chakma, secretary (central committee) of information and publicity of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), claimed the involvement of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) in the kidnapping.

However, Sudhakor Tripura, central secretary of PCJSS-MN Larma, refuted the allegation, saying, “We don't know about it. Our organisation is not involved in the abduction.”

Contacted, Naniarchar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rowshan Zaman said they heard about the incident, but they were yet to receive any formal complaint in this regard.