http://www.bangladeshobserveronline.com/new/2004/05/07/district.htm
From Our Correspondent
RANGAMATI, May 6:-Three activists of anti-peace treaty United People's
Democratic Front (UPDF) were abducted by armed activists of Parbattyo
Chattagram Jana Songhati Samity (PCJSS) from Hazachhari village under
the Naniachar upazila of the district on Friday at 9 p.m.
UPDF in a Press release on May 2 signed by Rangamati District unit
Secretary of UPDP Porakkram Chakma said that, a group of PCJSS armed
activists raided the village at 9 p.m. and demanded toll from the
villagers then when the villagers expressed their inabil-ity to pay toll
to them the terror-ists fired upon the villagers leaving Kalabo Chakma
(25), son of Ugra Moni Chakma received serious bullets injuries and they
abducted three persons at gun point. With wounded persons two abducted
UPDF activists identified as Judda Bikash Chakma (35), son of Kaladhar
Chakma and Sona Ranjan Chakma (38) son of the Jamura Chakma.
UPDF condemned the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the
culprits those who are in-volved in the incident.
At present, centering the ab-duction and counter abduction a tense
situation is prevailing in the area and PCJSS/UPDF is being confronted.
A group of armed assailants loyal to United People's Democratic Front
(UPDF) ab-ducted three persons from Alutila village two km away from
Rangamati Headquarters on April 30.
Police and locals said that on the occurrence day, a group of armed
assailants numbering 8 to 10 raided the Alutila village at 9:30 p.m., 3
km away from Circuit House in the town and abducted three persons at gun
point. The miscreants also used several gun shot during abduction to
create panic among the villagers. The miscreants also looted goods and
valuables from the villagers.
The abducted persons were identified as Martin Chakma (25) son of Mongal
Chakma of village Ulu Chhara, Bhadra Sing Chakma (28), son of Chuchen
Khula Chakma, of village Alutila and Jiban Chakma (21), son of Boddya
Chakma of same village. The mis-creants took them away in their deus in
deep forest.
On the one hand, Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS)
blamed UPDF for the in-cident.