Former Rangamati District Council chairman Chingkyu Roaza arrested
Police have arrested Chingkyu Roaza, senior vice-president of the Rangamati district Awami League and former chairman of the Rangamati District Council.
He was arrested on Saturday night (7 November) from his own house in the Kalindipur area of the district town. Md Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Rangamati Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the matter.
According to police sources, as part of a recent special operation by the security forces in the hill region, several suspects were kept under surveillance. Among them was Chingkyu Roaza, a leader of the banned Awami League and former chairman of the district council.
Police sources said he had been staying secretly in Rangamati town for a long time. Acting on secret information, police conducted a raid on Saturday night and arrested him from his house.
The OC said he faces allegations of maintaining regular contact with other leaders of the banned Awami League and of inciting political unrest in the district.
OC Md Jasim Uddin said the law enforcement operation would continue to maintain peace and order in the area.
According to police sources, the arrest was part of the special operation by the security forces in the hill region, under which several suspects had been kept under surveillance.
