Election unrest: 2 shot dead in Khagrachhari after attack on candidate’s office

Abrar Hussain of DOT
Two people have been shot dead yesterday in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari after the office of a UPDF-backed independent candidate was reportedly attacked.
The incident occurred in the Pujgang Nicher Bazar area around 12:15pm, BDNews reported quoting Panchhari OC Nurul Alam.
The dead have been identified as 32-year-old tea vendor Chikya Chakma, a known UPDF activist, and 30-year-old laborer Sohel Rana.
“Somebody set fire to the election offices of lion symbol independent candidate Notun Kumar Chakma on Monday,” the OC said. “This led to unrest and two people were shot dead.”
Police and armed forces were dispatched to the area and brought the situation under control, he claimed.
UPDF Publicity Secretary Niron Chakma has alleged that the ‘UPDF-Ganatantrik’ splinter faction had conducted the attack on Notun Chakma’s election offices.