She came by Mandalar Express train and reached at 6 pm. But she arrived at home at 11 p.m. She didn't disclose the incident that night and just said that she had lost all her belongings and would tell them in detail the next morning. They went to the crime scene next morning to find her lost belongings but found only her lingerie and a hat," she said.
The victim came to Hsa Hmaw from Pin Htaung. The soldiers were on the same train with her. She jumped out from the train when the train was chugging into Hsa Hmaw station but the two soldiers also hopped out with her and raped her in a dark and deserted place at knife point. Then they left her naked believing she was dead. She regained consciousness at about 11 p.m. and walked home.
Now she is under treatment at Mogaung hospital.
"She is in trauma and could not have her meal today. She is vomiting and is suffering from malaria as she spent about three hours in water. She is mentally distraught," one of her friends said.
The victim was taken to Hsa Hmaw hospital on 28 December but the doctors at the hospital referred her case to Mogaung hospital.
"We haven't yet received any information regarding this case. The students are still arriving here and it coincides with the Kachin Manau festival. If it is true, we must report to the higher authorities and lodge a complaint to the concerned army unit. We must collect all facts and evidence first and decide to lodge complaint," a teacher from the seminary told Mizzima when contacted.
Tens of thousands of people are coming and enjoying the 61st Kachin Manau festival which is being held in Myitkyinar, the capital of Kachin State starting from 5 January.
"Since her parents don't know how to take action against the culprits, they requested the community elders of Hsa Hmaw Cultural Committee to lodge a complaint on behalf of their family. A person from the independent Christian Church also registered a case in court. As the culprits are soldiers, it is difficult to take action against them," a local resident who is close to the rape victim Ma Lwe Ja said
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