Saturday, August 15, 2009

UPDF supporter kidnapped by JSS in Barkal

chtnews.com
News No. 66/2009, June 20, 2009
One UPDF supporter has been kidnapped by armed members of the Jana Samhati Samiti (Santu faction) in Barkal, Rangamati.

Mr. Modhu Mongol Chakma alias Markin, 42, s/o late Sudhon Moni Chakma was kidnapped from his home in the village of Korpotichara under Barkal Union No. 2 around 8pm on 18 June.

His whereabouts is still unknown. United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) sources said he might have been taken to Halamba-Billochara, a small patch of area bordering Mizoram of India, where the remnant of JSS members holds up.

Korpotichara is a remote village in Barkal Upazila, accessible only by foot and is about 6 miles north-east of Subholong bazaar.

UPDF’s Rangamati district organiser, Shanti Dev Chakma condemned the incident and demanded his immediate release.