The shooting took place around 7am on Thursday, creating tension in the area.
Police reinforcements have been rushed to the place and border guards deployed to maintain law and order.
The dead are identified as Baghaichhari unit PCJSS president Shashanka Mitra Chakma alias Preetish, 25, Organising Secretary Nanda Kumar Chakma, 42, and a local Judishtthir Chakma, 36.
Rangamati Police's ASP (crime) Habibur Rahman Habib said the shooting took place at Shichhak Mukh area of Baghaichhari Upazila.
The bodies of the dead have been recovered, said the police official.
Police and locals said miscreants fired at Shashanka and Nanda at a tea-stall near the Shichhok College.
The two, along with Judishtthir, died on the spot.
PCJSS central publicity spokesperson Sajib Chakma has blamed the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) and PCJSS (MN Larma faction) for the killings.
"These two organisations jointly carry out terrorist attacks. They have organisational presence and indulge in terrorist violence in the Shichhok Mukh area," said Sajib Chakma.
The UPDF has, however, promptly denied the charge. "It is not right to blame the UPDF. There are other armed groups in the area that may have done it," said UPDF spokesperson Michael Chakma.
He also said that the attack could have been the consequence of an internal conflict within the Santu Larma-led PCJSS.
The UPDF leader claimed that Santu Larma had not been responding to their call for unity among the people of hill tracts.
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