UPDF member shot dead in Khagrachhari

A member of United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari last night.

The deceased was identified as Maheen Tripura,30, reports our Khagrachhari correspondent.

Miscreants picked up Maheen from his residence in Moratila area around 10:00pm and shot him in a nearby area, police and local people told our correspondent.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Khagrachhari district hospital for autopsy, said Nurul Alam, officer in charge (OC) of Panchhari Police Station.

However, UPDF is yet to issue any statement in this regard.