Young girl detained and raped at Maungdaw

Maungdaw Arakan State: A young Rohingya girl has been raped by Nasaka personnel at Pan Daw Pyin bridge Nasaka out-post of Maungdaw- Aley Than Kyawa road under the Maungdaw Township on August 31, said a local villager on condition of anonymity.
The victim was identified as Sara (not real name) daughter of late Kalu (not real name), hailed from Baggona village of Maungdaw south. She was picked up by Nasaka personnel when she was crossing the bridge. She was returning from Maungdaw town after marketing for her home. A Nasaka out- post is established near the bridge for bridge security and the Nasaka also collects 300-500 kyats per head who crossing the bridge( it is only for Rohingya community).

“When relatives asked the Nasaka of out-post, they replied that there is no Rohingya girl here,” said a trade from the locality.

She was raped there and regarding this, nobody knew about this matter, said a young eyewitness, a market goer.
Source KPN

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