Two young boys in Bandarban have been shot during a gun battle between the army and unknown miscreants, police have said. One of the attackers have been killed.
The boys, Mangpren Mro, 8, and Di Nung Mro, 7, were wounded when the fight broke out after 4pm Monday in Naikkhangmukh, a locality in Ruposhipara union in Lama, said Lama police station officer-in-Charge Anwar Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune.
As of 7:30pm, Mangpren was being taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital and Di Nung to Lama Upazila Health Complex, he said.
According to Anwar, 15-20 unidentified miscreants opened fire on a patrol team of Ruposhipara army camp around 4pm as it was passing Naikkhangmukh. The team fired back, resulting in a two-hour-long gunfight.
Soldiers have surrounded the area. A team from Lama sub-zone went to the spot at 6pm.
At 9pm, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Assistant Director Rezaul Karim told the Dhaka Tribune an army patrol team was ambushed at Naikkhangmukh.
He said one of the assailants had been killed in the gunfight while the rest had fled with all the weapons. Raids were underway in the area to find the perpetrators, he added.
“The identity of the assailants could not be confirmed, but the dead man was wearing an olive-green unmarked uniform,” Rezaul said.
“We are suspecting they were members of [Parbatya Chattagram] Jana Samhati Shamiti (PCJSS).
“Two civilians were also shot by the attackers. We have taken them to Chittagong for treatment,” he added.
Source; Dhaka Tribune
