Kengtung Furniture Shop Owner's Daughter Abducted in Broad Daylight

In Kengtung, a furniture shop owner's daughter was kidnapped in broad daylight

July 3

In Kengtung, eastern Shan State, four men kidnapped the daughter of a furniture shop owner, according to reports.

Around 3 p.m. on July 2, in Ward 4 of Kengtung, at the "Ko Sai Lut" furniture shop in the Naw Naw area, four men in a white private car, each carrying a long gun, reportedly pulled the shop owner's daughter into the vehicle and drove away.

"They did it in broad daylight. The location is also near the police station. Here, there are robberies, kidnappings, drugs, and gambling—everything, so the town is in ruins. The police are afraid of everyone and can't take any action," a resident of Kengtung told MyoTaw.

In Kengtung, besides drugs and gambling rings, there are also criminal gangs, and the police under the junta government have been unable to arrest many of the perpetrators of these crimes, according to reports.

"The case of the gold shop owner who was robbed and killed around May still hasn't had the culprit caught. Other robberies and thefts haven't been solved either. So, these robberies and thefts are happening openly," another Kengtung resident added.

Around 8 p.m. on July 2, a stabbing incident occurred following a verbal altercation between young people. Additionally, on the night of June 25, in Kengka village, Kengtung Township, four men robbed a motorcycle and phone from a man in his 20s and also beat him.

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