KALADAN NEWS

Dated: Monday, January 19, 2004

A Motor Cyclist Fined Kyat 70,000 By Police At Maungdaw Town

Maungdaw, Jan-19: A Rohingya youth motorcyclist was fined Kyat 70,000 for alleged violation of traffic regulations, said a trader from Maungdaw Town.

On 11^th January 2004, a traffic police has arrested Azizul Amin, 17, son of Abu Sufian of Habi Para (village), a place 3 miles distance from the northern side of the town. When the victim was on his way to home by motorbike with a flower wreath made of plastic from Khari Para Station of the town to his village, a traffic police signaled with whistle to halt the victim. However, he was going on his journey as not hearing the signal of the traffic police. But, the traffic police believed that the victim took no heed about his warning signal. So, the traffic police with his motorbike chased the victim and met him at the 3 miles Nasaka gate of Maungdaw and arrested for alleged violation of traffic regulations, he further said.

Afterward, the victim was severely beaten at the gate and sent to the Maungdaw police station, where he was detained one night, said a relative of the victim.

Finally, the victim was released by paying Kyat 70,000 on 12^th January 2004 but his flower wreath, which was bought for his sweetheart was not exempted from seizure, he further added. ## 

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