Ghilachari road blockade continues: army arrests two in Kudukchari

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News No. 205/2009, November 19, 2009

Jumma women in Ghilachari enforced peaceful road blockade for the third consecutive day today without any untoward incidents.

Army personnel remained deployed all over the area, and in Kudukchari, which lies five kilometers south of Ghilachari on Rangamati–Khagrachari road, they have arrested two Jumma villagers from Halfchari market.

The army also ordered all the shops in Halfchari market, 8–10 in all and belonging to the Jummas, to be closed.

The arrested Jummas are Arabindu Chakma, 35, and Mulukya Chakma (34). They were taken to Kudukchari camp.

Last night the army raided a hostel of Kudukchari High School, searched the rooms and insulted its inmates.

In another incident, the army stopped Sumoti Chakma son of Shukro Kumar Chakma of Kabukchari village from entering Ghilachari bazaar at 2:15pm today. He was going to the market to buy some medicines.

Statement
The Ghilachari Committee for Guiding Movement Against Women Repression in a press statement yesterday said, “the rumour that the blockade enforcers had attacked students of Betchari Osmania High School is completely false, fabricated and baseless. There is not an iota of truth in it.”

It went on to say: “We think a corrupt element within the army spread this rumour to attain a certain objective, and it is to divert our movement by creating a Pahari-Bengali communal riot”