KALADAN NEWS

Dated-5th March 2003.

NASAKA IMPOSED MOVEMENT RESTRICTION TO THE VILLAGERS

OF MAUNGDAW SOUTH

Maungdaw, March 5: The villagers of Maungdaw south are

being imposed further movement restriction by the

Nasaka to go to Maungdaw town for the cause of

committed an armed robbery in those areas by the

Bangladeshi dacoits, according to our correspondent

On 26th February, a group of Bangladeshi dacoits,

numbering 11 from Teknaf border area with arms and

ammunitions crossed the Naff River and were trying to

commit a robbery to a house of Ghodosara of Maungdaw

Township in Arakan State, he further said.

While the robbers were trying to enter the house of

Noor Amin, one Sayed Alam and his young brother,

nephews of house owner, seeing the dacoits, they were

fleeing and raised a great hue and cry. The villagers,

hearing the hue and cry rushed to the spot. At the

same time, the dacoits were firing to the fleeing

persons and the bullet hit the younger brother of

Sayed Alam and was dead on the spot and the dacoits

immediately fled from the scene, according to our

sources.

On 27th February, in the early morning, six of the 11

dacoits were caught by the villagers of Tet Oo Chaung

( Kiladaung) of Maungdaw another village of Maungdaw

township and were handed them over to the Nasaka

Headquarters. Later, the Nasaka recovered 2 arms from

the dacoits, sources further added.

On 28th February, another 2 dacoits were arrested by

the Nasaka with the collaboration of the villagers and

have to arrest another three dacoits with two arms.

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Editor

Kaladan Press Network.