Agartala: Tripura Police on Thursday arrested a man suspected of having links with the Santu faction of Bangladesh’s Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS).The man, identified as Bimal Chakma, was arrested with 200 rounds of ammunition in the Maharani police station area of Udaipur in Gomati district.Police identified him as the son of Bhubanta Chakma, a resident of Shantitila in Dudukchhara, under the Panchhari locality of Khagrachari district in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts.According to police, Bimal Chakma is suspected to operate under the guidance of Pratyuttar Chakma and Samajpriya Chakma, who have been identified as leaders of the JSS’s Santu faction.Police said the two leaders are linked to Jyotisman Chakma, alias Bulbul, described as a deputy field commander of the Jumma Liberation Army and a descendant of Santu Larma of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.Police have launched an inquiry into the seizure, including the intended use and possible source of the ammunition and the involvement of others. Further details on the ammunition’s origin and legal action against the accused are awaited.
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