CHT NEWS
Lakshmichari
Correspondent, CHT News
Monday,
August 18, 2025
At least
three homes have been searched during an army operation in the village of
Hudukchari, located in Barmachari Union of Lakshmichari Upazila in Khagrachari.
According to
sources, early this morning (Monday, August 18, 2025), at around 2:00 AM, more
than 50 army personnel arrived and took position in Hudukchari. At
approximately 6:00 AM, the army surrounded the homes of three innocent
villagers in the Hudukchari Bazar Para area and conducted a search that lasted
nearly two hours. The soldiers ransacked household items during the operation.
A young man
named Arun Chakma was briefly detained and harassed for about an hour.
The
villagers whose homes were searched are: Babu Santal, Jeki Chakma (also known
as Asimya Ma) and Nayant Chakma (Meki Bap)
As of the
time this report was being written in the morning, the army was still
patrolling various parts of the area using drones. They were also interrogating
locals, asking questions like “Where do the terrorists stay?”
This type of
army operation, involving the harassment of civilians, has caused fear and
concern among local residents.
Locals
report that such military activity is disrupting both farming and everyday
life.
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