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No. 31/2017: Thursday, December 14, 2017
THE
ARMY on Thursday conducted a house-to-house search in Talukder Para (Barengya
Chara) under greater Harinath Para village in Khagrachari district.
Two members
of the Jargo Party, also known as Nobyo Mukhosh Bahini, accompanied the army.
According to
sources, a group of army personnel from Khagrachari Sadar zone and Jongoli Tila
base camp carried out the search at 4 p.m. on December 14.
Five of those
subjected to the search have been identified: Dharma Kumar Talukder (72), the
Karbari or head of the village Talukder Para, Somi Ranjan Chakma (55), Kandori
Chakma, a widow, Modhu Sudon Chakma (25) and Arun Chakma (35).
The soldiers
interrogated the villagers about the whereabouts of the UPDF activists and
asked, ‘Who offer them (UPDF activists) food and shelter?’
The army men
left the village after the search, but came back again at 6 p.m. in three
pick-up vans, accompanied this time by Tujim Chakma, a member of the Jargo
Party vigilante group and fired blank shots to create fear among the residents.
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