Father arrested for his daughter’s love affairs with a boy in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested father of a daughter who was involved in love affairs with a boy on January 7. The Nasaka extorted Kyat 200,000 from him. It was a false and fabricated allegation, said a close relative of the victim. 

“The victim was identified as Salam Ahmed (55), hailed from Maung Nama village of Nasaka area No.6 under Nasaka Headquarters of Kyigan Pyin (Kawar Bill) of Maungdaw Township.”

“The Nasaka along with present village administration officer, Deen Mohamed (25), gave allegation that Ms Khatiza (18), daughter of Salam Ahmed has been taking illicit affairs with a youth named Kalu (13), son of Abdu Rahman, hailed from the same village since three months ago. The boy has been working at her house as a laborer before six months.”

On January 7, at around mid-night, a group of Nasaka personnel led by Officer-in-Charge Myint Sein from the Aung Mingala Nasaka camp, went to the said village and arrested Salam Ahmed over the allegation that his daughter was involved in illicit affairs with the said boy. After arrest, he was brought to the Nasaka camp where he was detained in stocks and demanded to pay Kyat 200,000 for released, said a neighbor of the victim.

“Even though the father Salam Ahmed and his daughter Ms Khatiza and the boy Kalu jointly denied the Nasaka’s allegation against them, but the Nasaka did not take any attention.”

The following day, at about 8:00 am, the arrestee was released after paying Kyat 200,000 to the Nasaka. But, they did not arrest the boy who was accused in the matter as he is very poor and the father of the girl is rich, said a local businessman.

This problem was created by the current village administration officer Deen Mohamed with the help of local Nasaka, losing the pride of the unmarried girl who has also lost her mother earlier, said a local trader who denied to be named.

“The boy is only 13 years old. Why the Nasaka with the help of village administration officer does purportedly accused the girl and extorted money? It is only because they want to harass and demoralize Rohingya community by using their power.”

“Burma is on the way to democracy and something has already been changed but persecutions against the Rohingya community are not halted,” said a youth preferring not to be named. 

It is an unbearable action of Nasaka against the Rohingya community accusing innocent women and girls with immoral accusation. It is also mentally harassment to the victims and their parents, said a local elder.