16 held in Rangamati

They are Kaludhon Chakma, Chandra Kumar Chakma, Shyamol Chakma , Judhamoni Chakma, Ching Thoai Marma, Arobindu Talukder, Anol, Dipon, Gyan Priyo Chakma, Antor Chakma, Roni, Dharma Chakma and Birendra Chakma.

Tipped-off by a villager, army personnel nabbed Gyano Priya and Aontor Chakma Friday night from a thatched house where they were allegedly preparing for dacoity.

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Acting on their confession, army arrested the rest 14 on the following morning, army sources said.

"They were taken to Ghagra Zone Headquarters for quizzing and will be handed over to police soon," an army officer said.