Mayu Press:
March
18th, 2013
By
Mohamed Farooq
This is Rathidaung, one of the seventeen townships in Arakan state, Burma. There are five Rohingya villages in Rathidaung Township; Soe Pyan (Pan Gaing), Kuduk Chaung (Koun Dan), Sera Pyan (Kraru Koun Dan), Pran Haung (Praung Chaung) and Anauk Pyan.
On 12th June 2012, Rakhines and
Military attacked Kuduk Chaung village, killed two women, looted all the
valuable properties; golden ornaments and money, burnt down the entire village
having forty-nine houses including one Mosque and driven out all the villagers
to Chin Kali Rohingya village. Now they are staying in others houses and no
assistance was available since the riot. They have to wrest money to Inn Din
and Kyawk Pan Du Border Security Force (Nasaka) camps when they come across to
appeal for donation from the other places.
Rakhine, Police and Nasaka assaulted
Soe Pyan had 297 Rohingya houses on 13 June 2012. During the attack, a woman
and two children were killed. After robbery all properties, they torched up
into ashes the complete village including two Mosques and one Madarasa
(Religious Arabic College). They were temporarily staying in Kodan Kauk
Rohingya village. They were also not receiving any support from INGOs and
government. They also had to pay money to Inn Din and Kyawk Pan Du Nasaka camps
who willing to support the displaced Rohingya.
On 21st June 2012, Rakhine, Police
and Military attacked to Paran Chaung Rohingya village of 145 houses. They
killed one woman, looted all the valuable things consist of gold, money,
clothes and rice, torched up the whole village including one Mosque and got
away all the villagers to Chin Kali Rohingya village. Now they are staying in
other people’s houses and no helps received since the violence. The persons
were going to donate food and other household items need to squeeze money to
Inn Din and Kyawk Pan Du Nasaka camps.
Rakhine and army assaulted and
tortured severely to Sera Pyan having 230 Rohingya houses on 19 June 2012. One
man and two women were killed. They looted all the precious things like gold
and money, they were forcibly driven out all villagers to Kodan Kauk village
and now they are staying in a Mango farm of Mullah Abul Hashim. No ration and
food were provided to them. After driving out away, the Rakhine and local
police looted all the household materials and burnt down into ashes the full
village including one Mosque and one big Madarasa (Religious Arabic
University).
On 19th June 2012, Rakhine and Police resumed
attacking to Anauk Pyan village of 280 family houses. Sixty Rohingya (men and
women) were brutally killed by shooting and cutting with long swords and
sharpen knife. Two days later, 183 Rohingya men were arrested and took Sittway
central Jail where inhumanly treating, according to report of eye witness. More
than fifty houses were burnt down including one big Mosque. The racist Rakhine
and security forces looted all the properties. The victims were sheltering in
other parts of the village which was remained being not destroyed.
Since the excited conflict of Rakhine
terrorists jointly with Burmese government, no aid provided and also no
permission to work for those displaced Rohingya people. So, all the Rohingya
victims from Rathidaung Township are hardly living in other villages where no
adequate food and medical centres for them. They need to give money to Inn Din
and Kyawk Pan Du Nasaka camps when someone comes across to beg for donation
from outside.