Hill Voice, 14 December 2024, Khagrachhari: It has been alleged that a group of anti-CHT Accord, UPDF terrorists, suddenly attacked a Chakma wedding ceremony held at Hatimara area of Logang Union of Panchari Upazila under Khagrachhari district, abducting 3 innocent Jumma villagers, brutally beating up 6-7 people and snatching mobile phones of 50-60 people.

According to local sources, on Saturday (December 14), the wedding ceremony of Ripon Chakma, son of Shankumuni Chakma, a resident of Hatimara area of Panchari, and Aloka Chakma, daughter of Tibire (nickname) Chakma, a resident of Rupasen Para village, was held at the groom’s house in Hatimara area.

At around 3:30 pm, prior to the end of the wedding ceremony, an armed group of 30-35 people led by UPDF armed group commanders Pabitra Chakma, Sumen Chakma and Nicholas Chakma suddenly appeared at the wedding ceremony and surrounded the wedding house and the people present. After that, the UPDF armed members took away the mobile phones of the guests present at the wedding ceremony and 50-60 people from the village.

Then the UPDF terrorists caught the three villagers who had come to the wedding house, beat them up, tied them up and abducted them. The victims of the beating and abduction are – Udayan Chakma alias Chakka Peda (45), s/o Lalit Ranjan Chakma, Village-Rupasen Para, Rimen Chakma (45), Village-Uttar Dhudukchara and Tigini Chakma alias Arka Bap (28), Village- Uttar Dhudukchara.

It is known that all the abducted people are day laborers by profession. During the abduction, the UPDF members threatened to kill the abductees and took them away.

Besides, while abducting and taking away, the terrorists also severely beat up 6/7 innocent villagers who were in a shop next to the wedding house, according to eyewitness sources. Two of the victims of the beating are identified as Sugata Chakma (35) and Gian Chakma (37).

It is known that the UPDF terrorists fired 4/5 rounds of blank fire while leaving the place.

It is known that the house of Commander Pabitra Chakma among the abductors is in Rangapani area of Rangamati.

Till the time of writing this report, the latest news of the abducted people is not known and the stolen mobile phones have not been returned.