On 19 March 2026, Mamat Ayas (17), son of U Foyas Salam, from Pyin Hla Village (Ferullah Farayar), Booyi Taung Township, Arakan (Rakhine) State, was arrested from his home by members of the terrorist Arakan Army.

According to local sources, AA troops entered the village in the morning and took the boy without presenting any charges or explanation. His location and condition remain unknown.

Family members describe a state of ongoing distress. “His family is always crying, waiting for any news,” a local source reported. “We just want to know if he is safe.”

Despite repeated attempts, relatives have received no information about where he has been taken or why he was arrested. The absence of communication and due process has intensified fear within the community.

Residents say such arbitrary detentions are becoming increasingly common under the authority of the drug mafia Arakan Army. “We are now living in fear. Anyone can be arrested at any time for no reason,” another villager stated.

These patterns home raids, unexplained arrests, and incommunicado detention are creating a climate of uncertainty where ordinary civilians, including minors, are treated as potential targets.

This incident reflects a broader system of coercive control in northern Arakan. Arbitrary arrests without charges serve to intimidate communities, suppress movement, and enforce compliance.

For Rohingya families, the detention of a 17-year-old boy without explanation is not an isolated case it is part of a growing pattern where safety, accountability, and basic rights remain absent under AA control.