Wednesday, November 4, 2009

JSS Santu group kidnaps UPDF member in Baghaichari

chtnews.com
News No. 171/2009, November 02, 2009

Militants loyal to Santu Larma faction of the Jana Samhati Samiti have kidnapped a member of the United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) in Baghaichari of Rangamati district, sources say.

A group of armed JSS men made a foray into the village of Baghaichari at about 8am today and kidnapped Lesson Chakma, a UPDF member.

Lesson Chakma is a resident of Bongol-toli village in Marishya.

UPDF’s Shanti Dev Chakma condemned the JSS action as “a desperate attempt to divert attention from growing demand for investigation into Santu Larma’s monumental corruption and scandals” and demanded his immediate release.

He called upon Santu Larma to stop violence and come to the negotiating table.