MANDALAY DIVISION – Three junta council officers, including Major Thet Naing Soe, the leader of the Madaya Township Administration of the junta council, were shot while sitting in a tea shop near the city’s entry checkpoint, killing two and injuring one.
“They came back from Pyin Oo Lwin and were sitting at a tea shop at the intersection of the entrance of the city when they were shot. Everyone in the shop ran away. Major Thet Naing Soe and another one died. One was injured,” said a local.
It was reported that the shooting happened on Wednesday (April 24) around 8:00 a.m. The place where the shooting took place was at a tea shop near the Magyi Thon Pin entrance to the city of Madaya on the Pyin Oo Lwin – Madaya Road.
“Major Thet Naing Soe came back after leaving monkhood. He was with his subordinates. The team (PDF) got the exact information and followed him and attacked,” said a soldier from the People’s Defence Forces.
A few minutes after the shooting, it was reported that some Pyu Saw Htee members arrived and carried away the bodies.
It has been reported that Major Thet Naing Soe is a native of Madaya and has been transferred as the township administration leader for only four months. Last November 2022, Major Aung Naing Soe of the Madaya recruitment force was shot and killed by local defence forces.