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.

Bangladesh army torture 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists in Dighinala

On 25 Dec. 1986, Bangladesh army personnel from Dighinala Cantonment carried out a military operation against the indigenous Buddhist village Shonkhola Para in Dighinala, Khagrachari district. Durinq the operation, Bangladesh army arrested 2 indigenous Chakma Buddhists and took them to the Dighinala Cantonment where they were subjected to inhuman beating and torture. The victims are:

1. Mr. Praman Kanti Chakma (33 yrs), son of Mr. Dara Singh Chakma of Shonkhola Para, Dighinala. Bangladesh army beat and tortured him so inhumanly that he may become crippled for ever.
2. Mr. Rangasela Chakma (24 yrs), son of Mr. Nishi Dhon Chakma, address as above. Bangladesh army beat and tortured him so inhumanly that he may become crippled for ever.

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