Mirza Ghalib|Staff Reporter|Arakan Watch
May 13, 2017
At least two dozens of Rohingya women were harassed and gang raped by Burmese security forces at Khiyandawng (@ kyawktawng), the upper side of Thoung Bazar in Buthidaung township. The rape and assault were noted to held from 4th to 12th May during the visit of extremist Monk Wirathu to northern Arakan state.
A village elder from the area said to our correspondent that, During Wirathu’s visit to Northern Arakan there was a fresh report of another new atrocities commited by the Burmese security forces during Wirathu’s visit to northern Arakan state. These atrocities were assumed to be instigated by the radical Monk leader and terrorist Wirathu.
The joint forces Hlunting and military besieged and raided the village where they looted the belongings of the local villagers. At least two shops were reported to demolish in front of the villagers there. An estimated amount of Kyt 360,000 bribe has been taken as bribe from the villagers.
In a time , the joint force of Hlunting & military harassed the women and gang rapped them forcefully in a solitary area.The atrocities were too horror and pathetic that the local villagers couldn’t mentioned any longer.
The lists of the Rohingya women victims who were gang raped so far are listed below [original names of the victims are being withheld on their request]:
Date: May 9, 2017
01. Amina , age 28 years
02. Dholu, age 27 years
03. Noor Beum, age 18 years
04. Zohura , age 40 years
05. Ayasha Banu ,age 30 years
06. Nor Bahar, age 32 years
07. Gul Nahar , age 22 years
All of them are from kiyang dang Model village’s
Date:10/05/2017
01. Monira Begum (16)
02. Sakera Begum (26)
03. Manuwara Begum (14)
04. Arju Begum (22)
05. Nor Ayesha (21)
06. Mahfuja Begum (32)
07. Kalima Khatun (24)
08. Rahima (20)
09. Maryam khatun(23)
10. Hajera khatun (25)
11. Sara Begum (32)
12. Kulsuma (20)
13. Anwara (35)
14. Sabera (37)
15. Mehrun Nisa (32)
All of them are from kiyang dang sthgan(sekdar para)
The village of Khiyandawng (kyawktawng) at the upper side of Thawng Bazar is a very remote area in Buthidaung where communication is very hard with surrounding area and as so mobile network is unreachable.
This systematic torture , atrocities, extra-judicial killings and gang rape are the daily phenomena in Arakan. It got momentum in manifold since recent Wirathu’s visit to the Northern Arakan state.
