Ex-UPDF member killed in Rangamati

RANGAMATI, May 12 (UNB): A 45-year-old tribal man was shot dead by some armed miscreants in Langdu and Barakal border areas of Rangamati early Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Lakshmi Kumar Chakma, a resident of the Subalang area of Barakal upazila. He was a former member of the regional party United People's Democratic Front (UPDF).

Nasir Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Barakal police station, said some gunmen opened fire at Lakshmi near his house in the Shilchhari area around 1:45am, leaving him dead and fled the scene immediately.

Lakshmi recently left UPDF and used to earn his bread by farming, said locals.