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News No. 41/2012, Sunday, June 24, 2012
AN ACTIVIST of the United Peoples’ Democratic Front
(UPDF) has been arrested by police in Dighinala, Khagrachari district, UPDF and
other sources have said.
Jana Priya Chakma, 36, an organizer of UPDF’s Panchari unit,
was arrested at around 3pm today from
Thana Bazaar in Dighinala.
He was on his way to Kamukkochara village from his home in
Divipara under Babuchara Union to attend to some personal business.
Mr. Chakma quit Jana Samhati Samiti (Santu faction) and
joined UPDF in 2008.
UPDF has condemned the arrest and demanded his immediate and
unconditional release.
The party will stage demonstrations in Dighinala and
elsewhere protesting his arrest.