Two women shopping in Kyaikto robbed at gunpoint; three kyats of gold taken

Two women on a shopping trip to Kyauk Hto town robbed at gunpoint; 3 kyats of gold taken, reports say

October 17

Two women were robbed at gunpoint between Kawt Thin village and Bo Yar Gyi village in Kyauk Hto Township, Mon State, it is learned.

Around 12 noon on October 15, two women in their 40s from Ma Lawt Chaung village were on a motorcycle heading into Kyauk Hto town to shop when two men on a motorcycle followed them from behind and robbed them at gunpoint, it is learned.

"When they tried to flee, [the robbers] pointed a gun at them and fired twice, they said, and then they were made to hand over their gold, they said. More than 300 lakh kyats in current value was taken," a local resident said.

Because the two women were robbed at gunpoint, the 3 kyats of gold they were wearing on their bodies was taken, according to local residents' accounts, and as of today, October 17, the perpetrators have not yet been arrested, it is learned.

The road section between Kawt Thin and Bo Yar Gyi villages is a stretch where cars and motorcycles travel almost constantly, and armed robberies like this are also frequently encountered, it is learned.

MyoTaw News Channel