On 5 July in Tamu township of Myanmar, two Indian men were reportedly gunned down. Following the incident, around 50 people demonstrated on the Indian side of the border and some protesters also threw stones to a tea shop in Tamu township. Regarding the actual accounts of the incident, State Administration Council Information Team’s leader Major General Zaw Min Tun explained as follows –
- After investigation of local police members and security forces, it was found out that the two Indian men were shot to death by a terrorist group when the victims with a motorbike came into the Sawbwar ward of Tamu township.
- It was also found out that the deceased, identified as T. Mohan (28) and Arjan (35), had illegally entered Myanmar through Pa-bae-dan door (local name) on 5 July.
- On the same day, so-called PDF terrorists also entered and destroyed the building of Tamu Township Road Transport Administration Department and exchanged fire with security force members and a man was also killed.
- Regarding the case, the Foreign Ministries and security forces of the two countries are contacting each other and taking actions to control the situation.
- With regards to the stability of the border area, there is already an agreement between India and Myanmar. The security forces of the two countries highly emphasize the measures to ensure any organization opposing the Indian government cannot settle, base and operate in Myanmar territory and vice versa.
- Tamu where the incident took place is a border town and similar cases has also occurred in the area before. Moreover, there are many illegal armed organizations such as ‘Tamu Township Guerrilla Team’ and ‘Tamu PDF’. According to their statements, there are reportedly around three battalions of PDF terrorists.
- Some of businessmen in Tamu are providing assistance to the PDFs and therefore, we had to release statements and make some arrests for interrogation.
- A month ago, there are also many other incidents in which a terrorists so-called PDF battalion raid Oak-Pho-Paung prison camp in Tamu township and took the arms of the guards at the prison. Moreover, they also killed people if they encounter some problem in doing businesses.
- Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said he literally think Tamu PDF members assassinated the victims at unexpected moment.
The Maj. Gen. continued that Myanmar and India have maintained the good and friendly relations for a long time and he fully understand the worries of India. Myanmar has taken necessary actions to arrest the perpetrators as earliest as possible and highly emphasized the stability of the India-Myanmar border area. He also requested the locals in Tamu township and residents of Moreh township to join hands together with our security forces in order to maintain the stability of the border areas as well as the friendly relations of the two countries since some medias and activists are attempting to provoke volatile situation in border areas and misunderstanding between the two countries, he added.
Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (8-7-2022)
- Tamu where the incident took place is a border town and similar cases has also occurred in the area before. Moreover, there are many illegal armed organizations such as ‘Tamu Township Guerrilla Team’ and ‘Tamu PDF’. According to their statements, there are reportedly around three battalions of PDF terrorists.
- A month ago, there are also many other incidents in which a terrorists so-called PDF battalion raid Oak-Pho-Paung prison camp in Tamu township and took the arms of the guards at the prison. Moreover, they also killed people if they encounter some problem in doing businesses.
- Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said he literally think Tamu PDF members assassinated the victims at unexpected moment.
- Myanmar and India have maintained the good and friendly relations for a long time and he fully understand the worries of India. Myanmar has taken necessary actions to arrest the perpetrators as earliest as possible.
- He also requested the locals in Tamu township and residents of Moreh township to join hands together with our security forces in order to maintain the stability of the border areas as well as the friendly relations of the two countries since some medias and activists are attempting to provoke volatile situation in border areas and misunderstanding between the two countries.