POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Mar 22, 2022: Three people were killed in a gunfight between two local groups in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati hilli district on Tuesday.
Locals said the gunfight took place between the armed groups Mog Liberation Party, known as Mog Party, and another regional armed group around 10:00am.
Details of the deceased were not immediately available. Police learned about the incident but could not brief the details.
Prior to the 2018 election, Myanmar’s armed group Arakan Liberation Party was split, and a portion of the group then formed Mog Liberation Party in Rangamati.
The Mog Party is believed to have a stronghold in Rajashtali upazila and its name came up in several clashes that took place recently.
According to locals and police sources, a 7-8 member team of Mog Party was on its way to Kechipara after its regular patrol in Gaindya union parishad.
When the patrolling team arrived in Balumura area between Tangkripara and Kechipara, another armed group opened fire. Both groups exchange firing for at least 30 minutes.
Later, locals spotted three dead bodies on the spot. Locals said all three deceased are members of the Mog Party and none of the deceased was identified. Police, however, did not arrive in the spot until 1:00am.
Rangamati additional superintendent of police Mahmuda Begom told this correspondent that, “We heard that firing left three people dead in Gaindya union and we are trying to get the details. Since the spot is in a remote area, we could not arrive there yet due to security concerns.”
