PCJSS leader shot dead
A leader of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) was shot dead while two others sustained bullet injuries in Laxmichhari upazila of Khagrachhari district early yesterday.
Deceased Anil Chakma, 34, was the convenor of PCJSS Laxmichhari upazila unit and injured Ripon Chakma, 20, and Mahendra Chakma, 23, were his neighbours.
Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge ofLaxmichhari Police Station, said 10 to 12 armed criminals had broken into Anil's house in Jurgachhari around 3:15am. When Anil came out his room they riddled him with bullets. Anil died on the spot.
Hearing the gunshots, neighbours rushed to the house and found the criminals fleeing setting the house on fire, said the OC, adding that when the locals tried to catch them, the assailants opened fire leaving Ripon and Mahendra injured.
Informed, army personnel rushed to the spot and helped the locals send the injured to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Police recovered Anil's body and sent it to Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital for an autopsy. They also recovered a .22 bore rifle in burnt condition, a light gun and 23 bullets from Anil's house, said Johirul Islam, superintend of police (Ramgarh Circle).
Sajib Chakma, central press and information secretary of PCJSS, condemned the killing and blamed United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), an anti-peace treaty outfit, for the killing.
Niron Chakma, press and information secretary of UPDF, refuted the allegation. He alleged the incident took place over PCJSS' intra-party rivalry.
Niron said Anil, a former member of UPDF, had been suspended from the party for corruption in 2003, before he joined PCJSS. Anil then got involved in criminal activities including gun running, extortion and killing in Laxmichhari, he alleged.
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