News No. 116/2011, May 11, 2011
A MEMBER of the United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) has been arrested in a midnight army raid in the village of Choto Pilak under Hafchari Union in Ramgarh Upazila, UPDF sources say.
The arrested UPDF member, Holusha Thoai Marma alias Amar Master, aged 45, son of Nipru Aung Marma, was sleeping in his father’s house in the village.
His own family house is a few miles away in Shonkhola Para, which came under settler attack on 17 April.
Reports say, a group of army personnel from Sindukchari zone raided Choto Pilak village at midnight last night (10 May) and arrested him.
Mr. Marma has no cases filed against him with any police station, nor was there any arrest warrant against him at the time of arrest.
In another incident, a group of army personnel from Laxmichari zone last night raided the village of Wakchari under Hafchari Union and caught two Jummas from a tea shop.
They are Thoai Pru Marma, 35, son of Chui Thoai Marma and Mong Pru Marma, 26. However, they were released hours later after primary interrogation.
The army stayed in the village till morning
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