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News No. 55/2014,
Friday, July 25, 2014
A JUMMA couple was
shot and wounded by suspected settlers in Taindong Union of Matiranga on
Wednesday night, apparently over a land dispute.
The police have
arrested Md. Ripon in connection with the incident.
According to sources,
Jyoti Bikash Tanchangya, 40, and his wife Reni Chakma, 35, were sleeping when
the miscreants entered their house, shot at them and then ran away.
When the couple
screamed, their neighbours rushed there and rescued them and sent them to
Matiranga Health Complex.
After providing first
aid, the attending doctor referred them to Khagrachari Sadar Hospital for
further treatment.
In Khagrachari, when
their condition began to deteriorate, they were shifted to Chittagong Medical
College hospital on Thursday morning.
Md. Main Uddhin Khan,
Officer-in-charge of Matiranga police station, confirmed the incident, adding
that the attack might be related to a land dispute between them.
He said a Bengali
settler named Md. Ripon was arrested in this connection and that preparations
were being made to file a case against him.
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