A Union Parishad (UP) member was shot dead in broad daylight allegedly by armed cadres of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS- Santu Larma faction) at the office of the Project Implementation Officer (PIO) in Baghaichhari upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased Samar Bijoy Chakma, 40, was the member of ward No 1 under 34 No. Rupakari union parishad in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati.
The incident took place at around 12:30pm in the noon when three armed men riding a motorcycle came to the office of PIO at Baghaichhari upazila headquarters. A criminal of the trio entered the office room of PIO and shot Samar Bijoy from a point-blank range, leaving him dead on the spot.
Samar was waiting alone for the PIO in the room at that time. The killers fled the scene with their motorbike after the incident, said Md Sharif Uddin, Officer in-Charge of Baghaichhari police station.
Samar was the Student affairs secretary of Baghaichhari upazila unit of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma faction).
“We could not identify the killers immediately but we are trying to trace the clue and find the killers”, said the OC.
In a press release, PCJSS MN Larma faction blamed Santu Larma-led PCJSS for the killing. However, they denied the allegation.
