Al Mamun, Khagrachari
Four activists
of United People’s Democratic Front were shot to death by unidentified people
in ward no 9 of Panchhari upazila in Khagrachari district on Monday night.
The
attackers also abducted two UPDF activists at the time, said UPDF district
organiser Angya Marma.
Khagrachari police said that the matter was yet to be confirmed.
The
deceased were identified as UPDF-backed Democratic Youth Forum’s central
organising secretary Bipul Chakma, district vice-president Liton Chakma, UPDF’s
student wing Pahari Chhatra Parishad central vice-president Sunil Tripura and
UPDF member Ruhinsha Tripura. UPDF leaders Hari Kamal Tripura and Niti Dutta
Chakma remained missing since the incident.
Angya
Marma said that a youth conference was scheduled to be held in the area on
Tuesday. That’s why they were there.
He also claimed that UPDF Democratic was behind this.
On Monday night, gunshots were heard in Pujgang
area of Panchhari upazila of the district — creating panic in the area.
