One year back nine residents of Sin Inn Gyi village under RakhineState’s Ponna Kyunt township, 16 miles north of State capital Sittwe, werekilled by the junta forces on 10 November, but the victim families are stillwaiting for justice.

Those who were killed included a 92-year-old woman Daw Ma Gyi, U Kyaw Naing (65), Daw May Nu(54),  U Khin Maung (58, Daw May Nu'shusband),  U Maung Kyaw Thein(62), U U Kyaw Zan (60),  U Mo Ni (45), U Maung Maung Thein (43) and U MaungSan Hla (37).

On the fateful day, the junta soldiers from the 550th battalion based inPonna Kyunt  entered nearby villages toSin Inn Gyi, where the battle with Arakan Army members erupted, and later theyset the village on fire. They also brutally shot dead these nine villagers.

A local lady, who lost both her father and mother, informed NarinjaraNews that she feels sad whenever remembers the horrible day.

“They even did not allow me tosee my parent’s burials. All the victim villagers were dumped in a hole on theground. The soldiers were so inhumane," she added.

Daw Nu Sein, whose husband wasalso killed, expressed anger about the incident.

“ 9 villagers were killed by the junta soldiers without anyreason. Till date none comes to investigate the incident,” she added.

During the morning hours of 10 November 2022, the AA members attackedsome military vehicles carrying food items on Yangon-Sittwe road between SinInn Gyi and Paday Tha villages.

By the evening, the 550thbattalion arrived in Sin Inn Gyi village and terrorisedthe villagers by killing nine of them.

Even the army helicopters used to fire with heavy weapons near theresidential areas. Many buffalos and other livestock were also killed and cropsdestroyed.

Rakhine State’s military council has not uttered a single word about theincident.

The current in-charge of Sin Inn Gyi village with more than 100households informed Narinjara News that no compensation was paid to thebereaved families.

"There is neither any compensation nor an apology from the juntaauthority has been reported. Only a small donation from the ICRC was paid tothe owners of destroyed houses by fire,” he added.

One day after the accident, the AAclaimed that the Ponna Kyunt based LIB  (550) battalion committed thecrime.

According to a list compiled by Narinjara News, between August andNovember of 2022, at least 46 Rakhine civilians were killed, 89 injured andnine houses burnt down in Rakhine conflicts.

Photo: The Photo of 9 villagers who were brutally killed by Burma army.