Kaladan News

Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004

Arakan Insurgent Group abducted Tribal UP Member

Cox’s Bazar, August 26: The member of Democratic Party of Arakan (DPA), Arakan insurgent group abducted a tribal Union Parishad (UP) member of Bangladesh from his house recently, a local people of Bandarban told our correspondent at Cox’s Bazar.

The victim was Jacob Tripura of Barathali Para in Ruma, Bandarban of Chittagong hill Tracts of Bangladesh, he further added.

In a message, the abductors asked Jacob’s brother Bahula Tripura to pay them Tk two hundred thousand (Tk.200, 000) within next Friday, on 27^th August 2004, according to a local paper.

If the demand is not met in time, they threatened to kill the victim, the paper further added.

Bahula told local people on 24^th August 2004, that Jacob had been kept in some places along Mijoram Border in India.

The DPA also abducted a hotel owner from Bandarban of Chittagong Hill Tracts on March 2004 and took ransom for his release.

The activities of the DPA hampered to other rebel groups of Arakan, Burma. ##

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