A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead and another person injured in a gun attack by masked miscreants in Babuichhari area of Dighinala upazila this (Sunday) morning.
The deceased was identified as Sudrishti Chakma, 35.Witnesses said a group of four masked miscreants shot Sudrishti from close range while he was standing in front of a roadside shop in the area around 8 am, killing him on the spot and injuring another person, Hridi Chakma, 27.
Injured Hridi Chakma was rushed to Khagrachhari sadar hospital.
On information, police recovered the body of Sudrishti Chakma and sent it to the same hospital for autopsy.
Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Khagrachhari Police Station, confirmed the incident.
Meanwhile, UPDF blamed the cadres of Santu Larma-led Parbatya Chattagram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS) for the attack. – UNB
