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JSS activist of Bangladesh's Chittagong arrested with ammunition in Tripura

Agartala, Oct 29 (UNI) A suspected activist of the Santu faction of the Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) of Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh was arrested with 200 rounds of ammunition in the Maharani police station limits of Udaipur in Gomati district of Tripura on Thursday.
Police said the arrested person, Bimal Chakma, is a resident of Shantitila, Dudukchhara, in the Panchhari area of Khagrachari district in Bangladesh. He is believed to be an operative associated with Pratyuttar Chakma and Samajpriya Chakma, leaders in the JSS (Santu faction).
These two leaders are aligned with Jyotisman Chakma, known as Bulbul, a deputy field commander of the Jumma Liberation Army and a descendant of Santu Larma in the Chittagong region.
Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the ammunition seizure, its intended use and the involvement of others.
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