A member of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation was stabbed to death allegedly by the members of their rival organisation, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, at Block M in the camp-20 under Ukhiya upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Tuesday night. 聽
The deceased, Mohammad Nur, 30, of the camp, is the head majhi of the camp. Head majhi is the leader of a particular community of Rohingyas.
The police arrested a Rohingya youth, Md Mozammel, 32, on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the murder.
14th Armed Police Battalion commander Siraj Amin, also an additional deputy inspector general, said that Nur was stabbed by four or five miscreants with sharp weapons at about 8:30pm on Tuesday inside the camp.
He died on the spot, the police officer said.
鈥楴ur met the fatal attack when he was on his way to his shed from his grocery shop. The miscreants fled the scene after stabbing Nur in the dark,鈥� said Siraj.
Several police officials and local people claimed that the attack was carried out by ARSA members.
Ukhiya police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Arif Hossain said that they arrested a Rohingya youth in this connection on Wednesday and a murder case was also filed against 13 people.
Asked about the allegations of the attack by ARSA members, OC Arif said that they were investigating the matter.