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Nasaka Burnt Down 3 Alive Rohingya Youths in
Maungdaw, Jan-08: Nasaka
(Border Security Force) burnt down three alive Rohingya youths on
The victims are Abul Kalam
son of Abul Kasim, 25,
Mohammad Karim son of Mohammad Sultan, 30 and Abdul Hamid, 32, hailing from Thit Htone Nah Kkwa Sone (Riyazuddin Para) Village of
Maungdaw Township. They have been earning for their
livelihood by fish trading since long time within the same township from one
village tract to another. They were well known to the villagers of Nasaka Sectors No. (2) and (3) as
sincere fish traders. They had travel passes and other necessary documents from
all concerned authorities, he further added.
In the early morning of the said day, while the aforesaid youths were going to Taungbro village tract from their village to buy fishes,
they were met by the Nasaka forces of Sector No. (3) on the mouth of a mountain pass, near Thinpaw
Hla village. They were caught under the suspicion of
linking to the insurgent groups and beaten severely, said an eyewitness.
Later, the victims were fastened and burnt down alive into ashes on the spot
with firewood and kerosene, which were provided by Buddhist Dinet
(Chakma) from nearby village. The Nasaka
forces were waiting there till the youth bodies became into ashes, he further
added.
According to the family members of the victims, they had
Kyat 450,000, which was also looted.
After departure of Nasaka
forces, one of the Dinets, an eyewitness informed to
the adjacent Rohingya
villagers about the fate of 3 Rohingya youths. On
haring the news, Village Peace and Development Council (VPDC) Chairman
accompanied by some other villagers went to the spot and found nothing but some
bones, said another relative of the victims.
Regarding this, the VPDC Chairman informed to the victims’
villagers about the incident. After hearing the news, some family members of
the victims rushed to the spot and seeing the bones of their nearest and
dearest, they became senseless. Later on, the relatives of the victims raised
the event to the concerned authorities but no action was taken against the
culprits, he further said.
After one week, while the concerned relatives of the victims tried to take
action against the Nasaka, the VPDC chairmen of
nearby villages and the relatives of the victims were called to the Taungbo Nasaka camp and warned
them verbally not to discuss this matter with anyone and not to report the
higher authorities. If anyone met not comply the order of the Nasaka, he/she would be shot to dead like bird, said a VPDC
member.
“There is no activities of insurgent groups inside Arakan since three years and we do not hard any news about
them. So, the said accusation of 3 fish traders were
false and fabricated,” said an elite Rohingya. # #
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