Tonzang, 20 November

A teacher was shot dead in Tonzang Township, Falam District in Chin State on 17 November, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A teacher identified as Daw Dain Lyan Mahn, 27 years old was attacked with a homemade gun by a man named Bi Not, 42 years of age while she was along in her room in the compound of a primary school in Tonzang Township at about 9:45 p.m. on 17 November. She was pronounced dead on arrival at a public hospital in Tonzang while being transferred from Kyeekha station hospital.

The man is known for his torturing his 16-year old daughter by beating her on a daily basis and felt dissatisfied with the teacher’s meddling in his family affairs. The teacher also transferred his daughter to a relative’s house in Khaingkam Town and this led to the shooting. An investigation into the case is ongoing by the local police.—MOHA

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe