The junta forces on Wednesday forcibly entered theKaruna Network office, a prominentsocial organization, in Maungdaw of Rakhine State.

The junta soldiers removed the batteries and keys of fourambulances causing difficulties in carrying out humanitarian activities.

An official informed Narinjara News that the soldiersbroke into the office and took the batteries and keys of ambulances which areused to transport patients from their office in Ka Nyin Tan ward of Maungdaw township.

"There was no one in the office as I went to havean ambulance for a funeral. I could see four ambulances were broken. Thesoldiers didn't take any other items from the office," added the official.

There were signs indicating that the deliberate breaking was done to disablethe ambulances. The entire office was also ransacked.

"It seems, the soldiers ransacked the office andmade the ambulances useless. Now if there is a medical emergency, the peoplewill face difficulties," he asserted.

The local residents informed that the soldiers inMaungdaw locality are restricting the social assistance group for variousreasons.

When Narinjara News contacted the concerned authorities in Maungdaw to inquire about the incident, there was noresponse.

The junta closed Maungdaw hospital in March and issuedarrest warrants to medical superintendent Dr Nu Kaythi San and a seniorphysician.

In addition to it, the residents revealed that some junta employees, includingthe district administrator and township administrator of Maungdaw, have leftthe town. It has led to the breakdown of the junta's administrative system.