News No. 49/2012, Wednesday,
July 11, 2012
ARMED men loyal to Santu Larma, chairman of the CHT
Regional Council, shot and wounded a member of the Democratic Youth Forum at
Boroitali, Pakujyachari, about 16 kilometers north of Khagrachari district
headquarters.
The incident took
place at about 8:45am today when two
people came on a motorbike and shot him at point blank.
The victim has been identified as Nitu Chakma(Nidukko) alias
Milon, 20, son of Priti Moy Chakma of village Khiang Ghat, Mahalchari.
The bullet hit the left side of his chest, and he was rushed
to Khagrachari hospital in a critical condition. However, the doctors referred
him to Chittagong Medical
College Hospital.
According to eyewitness accounts, two hired goons of Santu
Larma went to Boroitali from Khagrachari on a motorbike and looked for UPDF men
at Kirti Moy Chakma’s tea shop, saying that they had to talk business with
UPDF.
The unsuspecting people told him to go to Dashrath Chakma’s
house where Milon was staying.
The JSS men went there and found him. When they said they
needed to discuss matters in private, Milon took them to the courtyard,
believing that they wanted to talk secrets.
As they sat in the courtyard, talking, one of the thugs took
out what looked like a pistol and shot him at point blank.
The terrorists then ran away to the east.
Natun Kumar Chakma, president of Democratic Youth Forum,
condemned the attack and urged people to put up a stiff resistance against
terrorist activities of Santu Larma.
He termed Santu Larma a Dalal or collaborator of the
government and said his loyalists have held the Jumma people hostage to senseless
acts of violence.