Lt. Tanvir conducts house searches, tortures
one in Belaichari
chtnews.com
News No. 107/2008, June 16, 2008
There have been further reports of torture
and house searches from Belaichari Upazilla of Rangmati district.
Sources said on 12 June at around 11 a.m. a group of army personnel led by Lt. Tanvir from Dhupchari camp raided
the
The soldiers broke into the houses of two brothers - Bishwa
Sagor Tonchongya (36) and Priti Moy Tonchongya (30) -
before searching. Their father's name is Roma Kanta
Headman. The doors of the houses were latched as all their family members were
away to their jum fields.
The soldiers beat up Nanda Moy Tonchongya aged 45 s/o Badhu Chandra Tonchongya
and searched his house. He ran away from army custody on way to the camp.
Other houses searched belonged to Indrajit Chakma
aged 45 (he is head teacher of
Lt. Tanvir has unleashed a reign of terror on the
villagers. As reported in news No. 105, in the first week of this month he
tortured as many as 10 innocent Jummas in the area.
Some of them were stripped naked to the full view of the people.
Villagers allege that Lt. Tanvir is often seen
prowling in the neighbourhood dressed in Lungi
(tradition Bengali lower garment), defying army rule that soldiers must put on
camouflage combat fatigues while on duty out of camps.
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