Nirmol Barua Milon :: The names of many self-armed terrorist groups is been heard in the Chittagong Hill Tracts so far. Where do they come from or who supplies them with weapons, ammunition, military equipment? Sometimes some terrorists are caught by the law enforcement agencies, but the suppliers of arms, ammunition and military equipment are hidden from the public.
After searching for 4 long years from 2016 to 2021, some names have been found. From those AtoMarma Prakash Mong, who is also differently known asSaching Mug, AtuMarma.
According to National Identity Card No. 4616147340597, his real name is AtoMarma (32), father- AnsaMarma, mother- ApaiMarma, permanent address- East Chailyatli, Post Office- Laxichhari-4460, Thana- Laxichhari, Upazila- Laxichhari, District- Khag District. Some of the mobile SIMs used by this underground terrorist so far are 01866208842/01554776281/01887784842. These numbers contain information to communicate with his WhatsApp, EMU in different parts of the country and abroad. There are also multiple fake IDs running on the social media pagebook called “Pahari Chele” and “Saching”.
A visit to AtoMarma’s house revealed that he has his mother ApaiMarma, his youngest son, youngest daughter and daughter-in-law who is a CNG driver, are living a very normal life.
AtoMarma at the same time involved inYaba, Takshak, Old Money, Buddha Statues and Purokarti businesses. But his main business is to supply weapons, ammunition, military equipment to terrorists in the mountains. He and his syndicate members are directly involved in subversive activities in the hills Money, Buddha statues and purokarti to reach the syndicate in these plains. There are multiple fraud cases against him in Bandarban and Rangamati districts.
It was found that through their syndicate there are sophisticated weapons including Chinese SMG, AK-22, AK-47 rifle, supply of military equipment and under them there are factories for making firearms locally in the hilly areas.
AtoMarmar has huge syndicates in Bangladesh and India. The syndicate has Marma, Chakma, Pankua, Mro, Tripura and Bengali members.
Among those with whom AtoMarma is in regular contact in Rangamati are former MPs, former and current upazila and UP chairmen.
AtoMarma has been living in Balaghata, Bandarban for the last 6 months. One army officer and three terrorists were killed in a gunfight between the army and terrorists at Ruma in Bandarban. At least four people were killed and one was injured in a gunfight between the armed forces and the army at Bathi Para in Ward 3 of RumaSadar Union on the night of February 2. Habibur Rahman, a senior warrant officer of the army, was killed in the incident. After the incident (February 3) in the afternoon, the latest information was found that AtoMarma had fled from Balaghata in Bandarban to India through the Khagrachhari border with a black 110cc Honda motorcycle with fake number plate. However, sources in the syndicate said that they would return to Cox’s Bazar or Bandarban from India at any time of the day.