BGB detains 3 Myanmar security personnel in Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained
three members of Myanmar's security force as they entered Bangladesh illegally
through the Naf River along the Teknaf border.
The three swam across the river with the help of
plastic water containers and entered Bangladesh through Naittongpara border
area under Teknaf municipality around 12pm on Monday (20 July), said
Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Saiful Islam.
The detainees are Hein De Htet, 38, Kyaw Naing,
35, and Hein Zaw, 33.
Two of them are members of the Myanmar Police
Force while the other is a member of the Myanmar military, said the OC.
During preliminary interrogation, the three
identified themselves as members of Myanmar's government security forces and
claimed that they had been held captive by the Arakan Army in Rakhine state for
nearly two years.
They told BGB that they managed to escape from a
camp in Kyaukarbil area and crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh.
After interrogation, BGB handed them over to
Teknaf Model Police Station on Monday.
OC Saiful Islam said a case was filed against
the three on charges of trespassing into Bangladesh.
They were produced before a Cox's Bazar court
today, which sent them to jail, the OC said.
