Army search houses in Baghaichari

Army search houses in Baghaichari

May 1, 2011

THE army has carried out searches in a number of villages under Rupakari Union of Baghaichari Upazila in Rangamati district, reports say.

The incident took place today, Sunday. According to reports, at about 6am a group of 30 – 40 army personnel from Korengatoli camp (14 Bir) conducted operations in the villages of Dohaiya, Maischari and Gobghona under Rupakari Union.

“At first the army surrounded the whole area” said a villager by mobile phone and added: “then at 12 noon the soldiers searched three houses.”

The houses searched belong to Taj Mahal Chakma alias Jungpeda Chakma, 54, son of late Hridoy Ranjan Chakma of Dohaiya village; Dhaneshwar Chakma, 35, son of Ashwini Kanta Chakma of Maischari Dhanpada village and Siddharth Chakma alias Hedara, 70, son of Tamru Dhan Chakma of Gobghona village.

The army turned the houses upside down but found nothing incriminating.

During the search operation, panic-stricken villagers ran away from their houses in fear of arrest.

The soldiers went back to their camp at about 1am. The reason for the searches could not be known.

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Source: chtnews.com