Three gunned down in JSS factional clash in Rangamati

At least three people were shot dead during a gunfight between two factions of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) over establishing supremacy in Rangamati’s Rajasthali upazila on Monday evening, reports UNB.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

Officer-in-charge of Rajasthali police station Mafzal Ahmed Khan said the gunfight between the two JSS groups started around 5:00pm in remote Balumura Marmapara area.

The gun battle that lasted for one and half hours left three people dead, he said.

A team of law enforcers was on their way to the spot and further details about the incident will be available once they reached there, the OC said.