Chittagong Hill News
Bangladesh army torture indigenous Marma Buddhists in Matiranga
On 25 December 1986 at 6:00 a.m Bangladeshi army personnel from the Dighinala cantonment rounded up Mr. Baribindu Chakma (38) son of Mr. Jatindra Lal Chakma of Sadhok Chara, Dighinala. Bangladesh army tied his hands and then severely beat him. Bangladesh army men laid him on the ground and kicked him like a football. They hammered his fingers. He was released after 8 and 1/2 hours of torture. He took refuge in Tripura state of India.
On 21 July 1984, Muslim settlers in complicity with Bangladesh army secretly planted a gun near the house of Mr. Maungshai Marma (55) at Barbil in Matiranga, Khagrachari district. Mr. Marma is the Headman of Barbil Mouza. Then the army and the BDR personnel raided his house, "found" the gun, arrested him, beat him and sent him to jail. His 3 sons were also arrested and tortured. His 3 sons are:
Mr. Maung Sajai Marma (32).
Mr. Mrasathusai Marma (28).
Mr. Angyajai Marma (23).
Sources:
PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)