The junta forces have arrested 21 young people from Sittwe, the capital city ofRakhine State, within two days (between 30 November and 1 December).
An eyewitness informed Narinjara News that 10 young people were picked upas they were drinking tea at a stall in the front of Winner Private High Schoolat Myo Thugyi ward.
"The soldiers came in a car. They asked the young people to raise theirhands and then put them in a vehicle," he added.
A Sittwe lady said that the families are now worried about their arrestedmembers.
"My son used to sit at the tea shop almost regularly. I am now worried abouthim. I do not know when he can go to work. Now the soldiers are questioingand sometimes even arresting the young people who are found walking on thestreet,” she added.
Another group of 11 young people, who were also drinking tea at a tea shop intheir neighborhood, were arrested by the soldiers and they were taken tothe 20th battalion based in Sittwe on 30 November.
According to the locals, the families are yet to receive any communication fromtheir young members.
Over 100 people were arrested by the junta force from different parts of Rakhine Sate till 30 November since the Arakan Army launched a massiveoffensive on 13 November against the junta forces in various localitiesof the State, said an AA statement.