Police in Bangladesh arrest Arakan Army leader

14 October 2015
Police in Bangladesh arrest Arakan Army leader
Photo: Arakan Army

Police in Rangamati in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts say they have arrested Renin Su, a top leader of the Myanmar based Arakan Army, bdnews24.com reported on 14 October.
On 24 August, cadres of the Arakan Army attacked a joint patrol of the Bangladesh Army and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Thanchi in Bandarban district.
Authorities then raided Renin Su’s house two days after the Thanchi attack. Renin Su could not be found but his lieutenant Ong U Rakhine was arrested.
Cloth for combat fatigues used by the Arakan Army were seized along with cameras, laptops, propaganda material and two horses.