Lakingme Chakma Death: speakers demand prompt action against culprits Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Immediate action must be taken against those involved in Lakingme Chakma s death, said speakers at a press conference yesterday.
The girl s parents finally received her body on Sunday and buried her in Ramu of Cox s Bazar 25 days after her mysterious death.
Fourteen-year-old Lakingme was abducted from her Shilkhali Chakma Para home on January 5 last year. Later, she was kept at nearby villages until January 8. On January 9, she was taken to Shahpori island in Teknaf, where she was detained at Kala Monu s home for the next two days, found a 10-member investigation team of rights activists, indigenous community leaders, journalists and teachers.