News No. 108/2014,
Monday, December 08, 2014
A JUMMA woman died and
a businessman was wounded when armed Santu Larma loyalists opened fire on a
shop in Ghagra of Rangamati district today, Monday.
The deceased has been
identified as Chikonbi Chakma alias Tungala wife of Shakyo Moni Chakma.
A mother of two,
Chikonbi had come to see his father Kalabo Chakma, the owner of the shop,
couples of days ago from her in-laws house in Dewan Para village.
The injured
businessman, identified as Horidhar Chakma, 45, son of late Joysen Chakma, has
been admitted
to Chittagong Medical College Hospital in a critical
condition. He hails from Harangi Para village and had come to the shop on
business when the attack took place.
According to sources,
a group of 10 – 12 armed men belonging to Santu Larma faction of the Jana
Samhati Samiti surrounded a shop belonging to Kalabo Chakma at about 10
am and opened indiscriminate fire, killing his daughter Chikonbi Chakma on
the spot.
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