{"id":5082,"date":"2025-07-29T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:09:01","slug":"armed-encounter-with-updf-and-recovery-of-arms-are-fake-updf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/2025\/07\/29\/armed-encounter-with-updf-and-recovery-of-arms-are-fake-updf\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed encounter with UPDF and recovery of arms are fake: UPDF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rangamati, July 29, 2025<\/strong> : The United People&#8217;s Democratic Front (UPDF) has vehemently denied the Directorate of Inter-Services Public Relations&#8217; (ISPR) claims of an armed encounter with UPDF and the subsequent recovery of arms and ammunition. 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