KACHIN STATE – Local residents said that Aung Thiri Gold Shop, which was located near the junta council troops who had taken security in Bahmo city, was robbed.
On October 20, at 8:00 a.m. a group of people with guns robbed Aung Thiri Gold shop opened in Nyaungpin Ward on U Kyi Htein Nan Road, near the Bahmo Hospital, in Kachin State. A lot of money, gold and jewelry was taken and the value is still being verified. It is understood that more than one viss of gold was taken, and at the time of the robbery, the gates guarded by the junta council troops were not far away.
“There are also junta army guards in the hospital. There are also junta council guards in the offices on this side. And military security patrols regularly in Bahmo City. Bahmo City is under military control. The robbery happened in this condition,” a local resident said.
At the time of the robbery of the gold shop, there were some pedestrians who had to pass through the gates set up by the army. It is understood that the robbers came on motorcycles.