On 10 April 2024, Bangladesh army detained innocent indigenous Bawm men, women and children in Ruma and Thanchi.

Bangladesh army arrest and harass indigenous people in Bilaichari

On April 16, 2024, Bangladesh army launched an operation and arrested 8 innocent Tripura villagers from Bartholi Union of Bilaichari Upazila under Rangamati District bordering Bandarban District. It is known that in the morning, the villagers went to the neighbouring forest to look for their cattle. The joint forces got the news, and picked them up and arrested. The victims from Shepru Para village in Barthali Union were-

1. Birbadu Tripura (30),
2. Gunijan Tripura (50),
3. Birnojoy Tripura (20),
4. Shimon Tripura (25),
5. Karbari of Dhup Panichara Jati Roy Tripura (41),
6. Patrick Tripura from Hatichara Para (26),
7. Jacob Tripura (32) and
8. Krishna Chandra Tripura.

The villagers have no connection with the KNF. Yet, the joint forces label these villagers as KNF.

On the same day (April 16), the army arrested a woman named Alia Bawm (26), daughter of Vanmunsian Bawm, Village- Getsimani Para, from a place called Kalaghata Baruatek in Bandarban Sadar Upazila. She is the Superintendent of Christian Missionary Hostel.

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