It is reported that three people were burned to death by the SAC troops in Theainn Village, Singu Township, Mandalay Region.
The SAC troops entered and marched Theainn village in a column on March 10th and took more than 10 people as hostages from the village on March 12th, said an official of the local Bo Kyar Gyi People’s defense force.
He said that one of the PDF comrades and two others who were taken hostage were burned to death by the Military on the evening of March 12.
“Among those killed was a PDF comrade, the other two were his relatives, and the other arrested persons were taken to Madaya by the SAC troops,” he said.
It is reported that the SAC troops tied the hands of the three people behind their backs, beat them, and burned them alive before they died and their ashes were collected on March 15th.
The SAC Military marched in the column and raided with more than 50 troops and left the village on March 15th.
The PDF soldier who was killed was Maung Phoe Thea of the Bo Kyar Gyi Force.