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- August 31, 2024
Naung Min Lu, Narinjara News, 31 May 2024
The junta forces arrested six residents from Aung Myay
Baw Di village under Maungdaw township of Rakhine State along with three
weapons which were received from the Meitei (Kathe) people.
The arrested individuals are U Daung Pyauk, Maung
Maung Chey, Ah Yoe, Nay Myo Tun (a firefighter), U Myat Naing and a Hindu
national, said the villagers.
"The guns belonged to the Meitei (Kathe) people.
When they fled the conflict, these people acquired those,” added the villager.
They all were arrested on 30 May and their families
are yet to have any contact with them.
"Six villagers were first raided by the junta
forces and found three guns with ammunition," stated the villager.
As the fighting continued in Maungdaw, many Meitei
(Kathe) families left their places leaving their weapons in Aung Myay Baw
Di village. The soldiers later entered the village and made the arrests.
The Meitei (Kathe) people, hailing from Manipur State of India, are
fighting for secession. In 2002, during the tenure of former intelligence chief
general Khin Nyunt, Nga Yant Chaung San Pya village was established in Kha
Maung Seik village-tract in the northern part of Maungdaw to accommodate them.
Nga Yant Chaung San Pya village is approximately 31
miles away from Maungdaw town. The village consists of more than 70 families
and it has around 500 people.
Later on, those who could afford it began to purchase or rent those houses in
the urban areas of Maungdaw.
The Meitei (Kathe) people are settled in Maungdaw and
Tamu township of Sagaing region.