It has been reportedthat one person was killed when the military fired upon a Honda boat returningfrom Minbya Township to Pauktaw Township in Rakhine State. As of now, the bodyhas not been recovered.

The boat originatedfrom Hpa Tu village, Pauktaw Township. While navigating the Nga Tan Pyin creekin Minbya Township on the morning of December 6, the 541st Light InfantryBattalion, stationed in Bu Pin village near Minbya Township, opened fire, asreported by a villager.

"He went to callhis sisters in Minbya Township. On the way back from Minbya Township to Hpa Tuvillage in Pauktaw Township, the 541st Battalion, based in Bu Pin village, shotat the boat with a machine gun," the villager said.

The deceased is42-year-old U Maung Win Hlaing from Hpa Tu village, Pauktaw Township. As ofnow, the body has not been retrieved, said a social activist.

"It is knownthat we have not been able to recover the body until now. Currently, themilitary is still firing guns," the social activist reported.

A person close to HpaTu village informed Narinjara that the remaining three women and one child onthe boat managed to escape unharmed.

"Only one personwas shot, while the other three managed to escape.”

The family iscurrently reported to be in Nga Tan Pyin Village, Minbya Township, but has notbeen reached by Narinjara for contact.

Residents stated thatstarting around 9:30 a.m. on December 6, the 541st Light Infantry Battalion,located on Mal Taw mountain about 1 mile south of Minbya Township, opened fireon motorcycles traveling near the town and boats in the Minbya River, includingthe Nga Tan Pyin creek.

On December 5, thebattalion fired upon pedestrians, causing them to flee to safety.

Arakan Army (AA)spokesperson U Khaing Thukha informed Narinjara in an interview today that fromNovember 13 to December 5, 29 people were killed, and 110 were injured due toartillery shells and small arms fired by the Military Council in Rakhine.