Student killed during UPDF-enforced blockade in Khagrachharhi

A schoolboy was killed when he fell from a mini-truck which  was chased by picketers during a UPDF-enforced blockade in Khagrachharhi.

Khagrachharhi Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 Dec 2015, 08:21 AM
Updated : 1 Dec 2015, 08:21 AM

The dead boy has been identified as Khaneshwar Tripura, 13, a student of Khagrachhari Model High School.

Additional Superintendent of Khagrachharhi police Enayet Hossain said a group of 8-10 students were on the truck in Charmile area around 9:30am on Tuesday when some picketers chased it.

Tripura fell from the back of the truck and died on the spot, he said.

The truck was seized and the driver detained, the police official added.

The United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF), a regional political party, enforced the half-day road blockade in the hill district demanding release of one of its leaders on Tuesday.