A karbari (village chief) was shot dead in front of his family members at his house in remote Jurachhari upazila of Rangamati last night.
The deceased was identified as Pathormoni Chakma (63), karbari of Lulangchhari Chakma Para, said Md Shafiul Azam, officer-in-charge of Jurachhari Police Station.
Quoting Pathormoni's wife, OC Shafiul said, "Unidentified criminals besieged Pathormoni's house around 9:00 pm and shot him dead in front of his family members."
Police recovered the body and sent it to Rangamati Sadar Hospital this morning, our Khagrachharai correspondent reports quoting the OC.
The motive behind the killing could not be known immediately, the OC said, adding that "We are investigating the incident."
