A Burma Army soldier killed his captain and another officer after getting into an altercation with them in southern Chin State, according to a source close to the army.
The fragging incident occurred at the General Administration Development office where the IB 140 soldiers are stationed after they fought with the Chinland Defence Force in Matupi Township.
Another source from Matupi town heard that the two men were not killed by their comrade but died in hospital after drinking ethanol alcohol.
However, he wondered how this could be possible, as it was so difficult to obtain alcohol at that time. “Probably the Burma Army wants to cover up what really happened,” the source told Khonumthung News.
As the military has not released any information about the alleged assassinations, Khonumthung News cannot prove or disprove this information. However, fragging among BA soldiers are not uncommon.
On 29 August, a IB 140 soldier killed his captain after the latter passed on a telegraphed instruction to his troops.