JSS member killed in Rangamati shootout
The army fired back in self-defense and a member of the group was found dead after the gun battle
A member of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti's (JSS) SantuLarma group was killed in a shootout with the army at Dulla Chhari area ofRangamati on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Binton Chakma, a known extortionist in the Baradam, Jibtoli and Mogban areas of Rangamati district. He has multiple cases, including murder, logded againsthim, said an ISPR press release.
A special patrol team of Jibtoli army camp raided Dullar Chhar raided the area upon receiving information that JSS (Santu) criminals were extorting money from fishermen at Kaptai Lake.
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During the raid, the army located a group of the armed criminals who were extorting money from the fishermen hailing from a boat. They open fired gunfire when the army patrol team tried to intercept the boat.
The army fired back in self-defense and a member of the group was found dead after the gun battle. Other members of the group fled the scene by jumping into the river.
Later the army recovered a foreign made pistol with three rounds of ammunition from the boat.
