Three Corpses Found In A Mass Grave In Maungdaw

RB News

October 11, 2016

Maungdaw, Arakan – A mass grave where three Rohingya were buried was found by the Rohingya villagers on Monday, October 10th, 2016 afternoon in Kyauk Pyin Seik village tract in Maungdaw Township of Arakan State.

“We found a mass grave with three Rohingya corpses. Among them is one of a very old man. We believe that they were shot dead by the military on Sunday night or Monday morning,” a Rohingya villager told RB News.

Myanmar Army forces entered into Kyauk Pyin Seik village on Sunday, October 9th, 2016 at 1:30pm and arrested five villagers without any apparent reason. Then they killed 3 villagers and buried them. The grave was found by the villagers on October 10th, 2016 afternoon.

The corpses were identified as:

(1) Bawsir Ahmed s/o Nazir Hussein (67-year-old)

(2) Eman Hussein s/o Lal Miah (41-year-old)

(3) Mamod Naser s/o Jamal (16-year-old)

According to the villagers, two Rohingya men are still missing. They were arrested on Sunday with the three people who were shot dead.

The photos were sent by the villagers.