Rakhaine people protest attack

About 50 members of local Rakhaine community in Kuakata formed a human chain yesterday, protesting attack by a criminal gang on Sunday. They also demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the culprits. Monju Mon, a Rakhaine youth told this correspondent that on Sunday noon, Anchang, 22, another youth of the community was returning home from the town. A gang of ruling party men, waylaid him and beat him up. Monju said he tried to resist the gang to save Anchang but the gang also assaulted him. Luma Rakhaine, mother of Anchang, filed a complaint with Kuakata PS in this regard but police are yet to take any action against the culprits.