Two girls ganged raped in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Two Rohingya girls-sisters- were ganged raped by Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) on February 18, at Ludaing village Maungdaw, according to a village Admin from Maungdaw Town on condition of anonymity. 
“The two sisters were raped by a group of Nasaka personnel from Nasaka area No.5, in front of their mother yesterday, at about 10:00 pm in the house while their father was not present in the house.”
The victims were identified as Begum (18), not real name  and Shamima (14), not real name (14), daughters of Ali ( not real name), hailed from Ludaing village of Maungdaw north.
A group of Nasaka personnel from Loungdon out post under Nasaka area number 5, went to the victims’ house to arrest their father –not in the house at that time – on February 18 and taking advantage of his absent, the security personnel forcibly ganged rapped the two sisters in front their mother and tried to attempt to rape the victims’ mother, but failed for her resistance. . However, their mother was severely beaten up by the Nasaka personnel, said a close relative of the victims who denied to be named for the security reason.
While trying to contact the Nasaka official- Loungdon out post- about the rape, but the officer didn’t answer and comment.
The Nasaka personnel also entered other five houses in that village to arrest villagers but  villagers were  ran away from their houses  for fear of arrest by security forces, said  a youth from the village  who preferred not to be named for the security reason.
Rohingya women are not safe in Maungdaw from Burmese security forces. The honor, dignity and life of Rohingya women are threatened. The villagers have been living in panic position since February 10 for the accident of one Rakhine and four Rohingya minor kids killed by unknown miscreants in Nyaung Bin Gyi Ywa Thit (Rakhine village) and Khaza Bill (Sapaikone) village.

Rohingya women defend security forces’ attack in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Two Rohingya women had defended Burmese border security force (Nasaka) and Natala (new settlers) who entered their homes at night, while looting their ornaments on February 14, according to a villager elder from Ngakhura village.

“The Nasaka personnel from Ngakhura outpost under the Nasaka area number 5 with together Natala villagers went to Ngasaku (Naisapru) village at night, entered Rohingyas’ homes to loot valuables while male Rohingyas were out of village for fear of arrest.”
The Nasaka and Natala villagers entered some Rohingya homes where the two Rohingya women had defended while the security force tried to snatch the gold ornaments from their bodies till they become serious wounded. At last, the Nasaka and Natala villagers toke away their ornaments, said a relative of victims.
The Nasaka and Natala looted the houses of; - Alizuhar, Md. Rafique, Nur Hussain, Abdu Goffor, Montaz, Lalu, Abdul, Toyoub, Nurul Amin, Anwar, Abdul Hamid, Abul Kasim, Noor Hakim, Abdul Amin and Anu Meah.
Rohingya males are not staying in their villages for fear of arrest with so called arrest warrant which the security forces are not given the detail to the people. So, the security forces are easy to arrest any Rohingya and to extort money from them with this so called arrest warrant, said a school teacher from Maungdaw.