Hlun Htaine Police Robbed A Rohingya House And Attempted To Rape A Girl In Aley Than Kyaw

RB News 

September 18, 2013 

Maungdaw, Arakan – Four Hlun Htaine police and one civilian robbed a Rohingya house and attempted to rape a girl in Byuhar Gone hamlet. This is in the Aley Than Kyaw village tract of Maungdaw Township in Arakan State. 

On September 9th, at around 12 midnight, four Hlun Htaine police and one civilian knocked the door of Omar Hakim’s house in Byuhar Gone hamlet and said that they want to check the guests. The house owner Omar Hakim told them that he would open the door if the village administrator is with them. Finally the police destroyed the door and entered the house. They tied everyone who was at home up with ropes. They then took gold and cash valued over 3 million kyats. 

The group attempted to rape Omar Hakim's daughter. The girl shouted for help. Instantly, many villagers came and the group of 5 ran out of the home. The villagers tried to catch them but the police opened fire to make their escape. 

The victims informed the village administrator and security outpost in the morning, however the proper authorities didn’t even note the case. The police have been robbing the houses in Maungdaw South and North since past a few weeks under the name of "checking guests lists." The regional and state authorities are not concerned on this issue. They keep silence about the crimes despite the villagers frequent reports. 

The regional authorities in Northern Maungdaw pressured the victims not to tell that the robbers are wearing the police uniform and they were Hlun Htaine police. This is also common, Rohingya being pressured to change their story and bare false witness for their own safety. 

There is also a growing trend of attempted rapes to young girls that are associated with these supposed "guest list checks." Cases of attempted rape previously noted by RB News here: http://bit.ly/155hqPm