The juntaforces have demolished the remaining unburned houses of  Taw Kan villageunder  Sittwe township of Rakhine State and even sold those tobusinessmen, said the villagers, adding that there is not a single house leftnow in the village.

A residentof Taw Kan village informed Narinjara News that soon after the arson attack onthe village that used to support 200 houses the remaining unburned 120 houseswere demolished by the military junta's 908th battlefield engineer battalionand sold those to Muslims in the capital city.

"Sincethe soldiers conducted an arson attack on the village, it remained vacant for along time. Then the Muslims were asked to demolish the remaining unburnedhouses. Initially, the Muslims did not buy those houses. The soldiers sold thewooden and brick houses individually and then asked the Muslims to buyeverything. Now there is not a single house left in Taw Kan village,"added the resident.

The salebegan in the first week of March and many Muslims were seen carrying theremaining unburned houses on tractors.

Thosehouses were purchased by the Muslim villagers coming from the Sittwe railwaystation area.

On 15January, the soldiers carried out an arson attack on the concerned villageengaging 50 soldiers and over 80 houses were burned down.

A residentof Taw Kan village expressed anger about the actions of the junta soldiers andhe even called on the Arakan Army (AA) to restore justice.

"Thejunta’s actions are unforgivable. They not only burned down the village, butalso sold the remaining houses, which is unacceptable. I urge the AA to restorejustice," he added.

On 23December 2023, at around 2 pm, a convoy of 50 soldiers entered Taw Kan villageand looted a number of rice bags and other items.