10 abducted in Khagrachhari, 5 rescued

On information, army and police on Friday rescued the five abducted by PCJSS.

Talks with the UPDF captors of the rest five through local tribal leaders are going on for rescue of the rest, Khagrachhari SP-in-Charge Mahbubur Rahman told this correspondent over telephone yesterday.

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If the talks fail, joint operation will be launched to rescue them, he said.

On Thursday night, a gang of UPDF (United Peoples Democratic Front) activists drove to Paindougpara village in Matiranga upazila and charged headman Boiddya Ranjan Chakma with sheltering PCJSS (Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity) men.

As he denied and protested, the gang took five villagers away at gunpoint. They were Sujon Chakma, 26, Asheesh Chakma, 25, Noni Chakma, 20, Mohon Tripura, 30, and Manobendra Chakma, 20.

To retaliate, a PCJSS gang drove to Master Para in Guimara upazila Friday morning and abducted five UPDF men including its local leader Konok Chakma. The four others are Kartik Chakma alias Kadira, 26, Shomvu Nath Chakma, Koloi Nani Chakma, 25, and Nilu Mohon Chakma, 60.

Being informed, a police patrol team and army personnel rush to the area and rescued the five immediately. None of the captors could be arrested.

But the fate of villagers abducted from Matiranga is still unknown.