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No. 57/2012, Wednesday, August
01, 2012
THE
Santu group-backed Borkha Party terrorists have kidnapped two villagers in a
raid in Laxmichari under Khagrachari district, sources have said.
They
were abducted at gun point from their homes last night. The army accompanied
the Borkha men during the raid, victims’ relatives alleged.
According
to sources, on Tuesday night, 31 July (about 1 a. m. to be precise), a group of
army personnel from Laxmichari zone and members of Borkha Party carried out a
joint raid in the villages of Morachengi Mukh Para and Jotindra Karbari Para
under Laxmichari Union No. 1 and abducted Jyoti Moy Chakma, 30, son of Raj
Kumar Chakma and Karuna Chakma, 32, son of Probin Chakma.
‘They
went there in a vehicle, and while the army kept patrolling the roads, the
Borkha terrorists entered the victims’ homes and took them away.’ a local
activist said.
When
the victims’ family members contacted Borkha Party in the morning today, its
ring leaders denied their involvement in the incident, adding to the anxiety
for the safety of the abductees.
Karuna
Chakma’s younger brother Doaya Chakma told chtnews.com: ‘At first I heard the sound of a rumbling
vehicle. It pulled up a few distance from our house. A few minutes later two
Jumma youths carrying firearms came to our house and took my brother away.’
He
added: ‘About half an hour later the army men came to our house, stayed a few
minutes and then went away’.
Jyoti
Moy Chakma’s wife Jobona Chakma said, ‘The terrorists came to our house at
night. They were five of them. Two of them entered the house while the rest
stood outside. I could recognize two of them; one is Shyamal Kanti Chakma and
the other Ripon Chakma. They just entered the house and took my husband away at
gun point.’
She
said army soldiers were seen at the tea shop of Jotindra Karbari Para as the
Borkha terrorists were taking her husband away.
The
latest terrorist action came after a lull following the death of their kingpin,
Anil Chakma, in a daring commando-style attack on 19 May in Laxmichari.
The Borkha Party is backed by both army and the Santu group
and is responsible for criminal activities including the killing of Rui Khoi
Marma, a UPDF central committee member, and a deserter of the gang.
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