A Rohingya Woman hacked to death by Rakhine Extremists

RB News 

June 2, 2013 

Minbya, Arakan – A Rohingya woman on her way home was killed by a group of Rakhine extremists in Minbya Township. 

Rohingya woman, Laila Begum from Sin Gyi Pyin Muslim village was on her way home on May 29, 2013. She was accompanied by three Rohingya brothers from Kyun Oaut Muslim village as for a Rohingya woman, going alone was no longer secured these days after the anti-Rohingya violence took place in Arakan. Over twenty Rakhine extremists holding sticks and swords came out from Sin Gyi Pyin Rakhine village and attacked them while they were passing through a Rakhine village. Unfortunately, the Rohingya men were unable to protect Laila Begum as the Rakhine extremists were armed with various weapons and at last three Rohingya men had to flee for their lives. She was beaten to death by the Rakhine Extremists. The three Rohingya witnesses and village elders informed the police and the military immediately after the incident but so far no action has been taken by the police and military. It was also noted that the police and military did not even bother to help the villagers in searching for the victim’s body. 

After two days, finally the villagers from the Sin Gyi Pyin Muslim village found the dead body of Laila Begum floating in the stream of Sin Gyi Pyin on June 1, 2013 at 11:00 am. 

“We finally found the corpse of Laila Begum in Sin Gyi Pyin stream. She was hacked to death. She would not be killed if the authorities helped us with the security from those Rakhines extremists. But now it seems that by not providing security to Rohingyas, the authorities wanted her to be killed. Until now the authority is not taking any action against this murder case.” a villager told to RB News.