PCP ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, RELEASED LATER

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News No. 81/2009, July 08, 2009

THREE MEMBERS OF THE HILL STUDENTS’ COUNCIL, BETTER KNOWN AS PCP, WERE
ARRESTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED BY POLICE IN MANIKCHARI UNDER
KHAGRACHARI DISTRICT ON TUESDAY, YESTERDAY.

PCP sources told chtnews.com the police arrested Apruchi Marma,
president of PCP Manikchari branch, Obhinoy Chakma, convenor of PCP
Baghaichari Branch and Hriddhi Chakma, a member of PCP, from
Manikchari College while they were holding a meeting with students
around noon.

The meeting was aimed at persuading the Jumma students to participate
in a 10-July rally organised jointly by Boroitali Land Protection
Committee and Democratic Youth Forum to protest against recent land
grabbing in Ramgarh-Manikchari area.

The PCP activists were taken to the police station, threatened with
filing criminal cases against them and forced to sign a blank sheet of
paper before being released.

Meanwhile, a leader of Boroitali Land Protection Committee alleged
that army personnel have torn down their posters about the 10-July
meeting.

“In East Chillyatoli of Lakshmichari, the army has torn down our
meeting posters” said Aung Cha Ching, adding that they would continue
with their scheduled programme.