Three shot dead in Rangamati

Unknown assailants shot dead three activists of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) at Sadar union of Longodu upazila yesterday morning.

The dead are Juddo Moni Chakma alias Amit, 32, Rupomoy Chakma alias Sujay, 30, and Sumon Chakma, 25.

Protesting the killing, the UPDF called a half-day hartal in the district for tomorrow.

Locals said some UPDF men, including the three victims, had gone to Bhaibonchhora area on Saturday for their organisational activities.

Later, they went to the house of Juddo Moni and spent the night there.

Around 7:00am yesterday, some criminals sprayed bullets targeting the house, leaving the three dead on the spot. The other UPDF men managed to flee.

The killers also set the house on fire while leaving the spot, added locals.

Niron Chakma, head of UPDF's information department, blamed their rival Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) cadres for the killing.

Sajeeb Chakma, assistant information and publicity secretary of the PCJSS, denied the allegation.

Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of Longodu Police Station, said following information they recovered the bodies from the house.

Later, the bodies were taken to Rangamati Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

UPDF and its associate bodies brought out a procession at Kutukchari union under Sadar upazila to protest the killing.

Rakhi Chakra, wife of Juddo Moni Chakma, filed a case with Longodu Police Station against some unknown accused.