A member of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) was shot dead by assailants in Rangamati on Friday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Suresh Kanti Chakma alias Dinesh, a resident of Jarulchari village in Baghaichari. He was a member of JSS Santu Larma faction.
According to locals, a group of armed men went to Dinesh’s house in the Bangatali area of Baghaichari upazila and pumped bullets into his body, killing him on the spot.
Officer-in-charge of Baghaichari police station Anwar Hossain Khan said that the victim's body was recovered from under a bed in Dinesh’s house, suggesting he ran for cover when the assailants had opened fire.
