It is said that the 77th Division under the SAC, KNU – Karen National Union, Kaw Thoo Lei Administrative Area, Brigade (3), fired heavy weapons into the Paytu and Set Lel village in Ler Doh Township, causing injuries to locals.
Currently, all people of Paytu Village and Set Lel Village are fleeing the entire village for safety, the KNU Headquarters reported today.
It is said that from April 4th to 5th, 2023, the 77th Division under the SAC fired more than 10 heavy weapon shells into the villages of Paytu and Set Lel in Ler Doh Township, Bricade -3, KNU Kaw Thoo Lei Administrative Area, Kler Lwe Htoo District, KNU from Sin Ma Moutain, Chay Taw Yan and Seik Gyi in Kyaukgyi Town.
A total of five local people, including two children aged eleven and thirteen were injured (not seriously) due to the heavy weapon fire.
The injured are local residents of Set Lel village, and officials from KNU-Ler Doh Township are arranging and providing necessary medical treatment for the injured.
As a result of the heavy weapon, the residents of Paytu Village, Set Lel Village, and the nearby village of Lau Mu Thaw Village fled to safety, and a total of 1056 local residents were forced to flee the war, according to KNU’s census.
Also, on March 30th, the 77th Division under the SAC entered the Naywepin Village and Kyoetkone Village in Ler Doh Township and asked the villagers, “How many are the PDF troops? Are the PDFs cooperating with the KNU/KNLA? Are there PDF and KNLA forces in Bawdikone Village and Set Lel Village? Are there troops in Bayarlay Kone?”
In addition, they destroyed the property of the villagers, and a total of 10 including children, adults, and local residents were also abducted.
On the evening of April 3rd, they released nine of the ten local people they abducted, and the remaining one, U Sein Myaing, was abducted and taken to Nyaungtan village and he was released at 5 am on April 4th.
After that, when returning from Nyangtan village to Kyaukgyi town, a local man was abducted in a head hood as a hostage, the KNU Headquarters said in a statement.
Every day, the Coup SAC is carrying out intentional aerial bombardment, the reckless firing of heavy weaponry, and burning of innocent people’s property and houses, forcibly arresting and torturing innocent people, and committing war crimes and human rights violations.