Innocent Civilian Injured After Stepping on Landmine Planted by KIA Insurgents and So-Called PDF Terrorists in Putao Township of Kachin State

Innocent Civilian Injured After Stepping on Landmine Planted by KIA Insurgents and So-Called PDF Terrorists in Putao Township of Kachin State

     In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public roads, railways, government offices and houses.

     Since they are conducting such terrorist acts, on 12 March 2026 at 3:25 PM, a report stated that a man with shrapnel injuries was admitted to Putao District Public Hospital in Putao Township of Kachin State. When security personnel arrived at the hospital for further investigation, the victim was identified as U Ar Phe Li Kyo Yo (49 years old), a resident of Htan Gar Village in Machanbaw Township. According to the investigation, on 8 March 2026 at 9:00 AM, while the victim was returning home from the Shan Khray creek, he stepped on a landmine planted by a combined group of KIA insurgents and so-called PDF terrorists near the village, resulting in his injuries, it is reported.

     It has been reported that the security personnel are investigating the culprits of the acts of terrorism from the above incident to take effective action in accordance with the law.