UPDF leader’s house searched in Kudukchari, one arrested

The army has searched the house of a central committee member of the
United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) at Kudukchari and arrested a
neighbor, sources in Rangamati said.

A group of army personnel from Kudukchari camp raided the house of
Ananda Prakash Chakma, a member of the central committee of the UPDF,
in the village of Pora Adam today at 5:45pm.

The house lies within 250 yards of the camp, near Kudukchari bazaar.

The soldiers turned the house upside down, searching for firearms or
incriminating materials, but found none.

Mr. Ananda Prakash Chakma was not at home during the search, and the
army personnel interrogated his wife Monica Chakma about his
whereabouts.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers were accompanied by a person with a
bandanna covering his face.

“The masked man stood at a corner of the house and talked something
into the ears of a soldier.” said an eyewitness who refused to be
named for security reasons.
He said after the search the army picked up Tindukkya Chakma, 32, from
his house.

Tindukkya Chakma, an innocent villager, has a false case against him
and is on bail.

The army left the scene at 6:10pm.

chtnews.com
News No. 14/2009, March 16, 2009