News No. 135/2012, Saturday,
December 22, 2012
A JOINT team of army and
police conducted searches in a student hostel and a house in Guimara under Matiranga
Upazila of Khagrachari district, locals said.
The search was carried out at about 1:30pm today, Saturday, however, nothing incriminating has been
found.
The security personnel involved in the search said they
were searching for ‘terrorists’.
“A student hostel and the house of Amarjit Chakma have
been searched.” a villager who wished not to be named for security concerns
told chtnews.com.
‘There was none in the hostel at the time of the search’,
he added.
Some Hill Students’ Council members, who study in various
schools in Guimara, also stay in the hostel.
A UPDF leader said the search was aimed at intimidating
the members of his party and its associated organizations and their supporters
as the party’s 14th founding anniversary nears.
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