Three members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed during a gunfight with the army-led joint force in Ruma upazila, Bandarban, on Sunday (May 19).
Acting on a tip-off, the joint force raided a KNF hideout in the Ranin area of the upazila that left three members of the group dead, said Bandarban’s Additional Superintendent of Police Raihan Kazemi.
Following the gunfight, the army recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, and radio devices from the scene.
The joint force also conducted a search operation in the area, and the patrolling of security forces has been intensified, Kazemi added.
On April 2 and 3, the joint force launched combing operations in Ruma and Thanchi in Bandarban, suspecting the involvement of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in cases of bank robbery, mosque attacks, and the looting of money and weapons.
