SAA event in Pakokku Township area, Myanmar on Mon 26th October 2026

Police Sergeant Thein Naing Oo from Kyauk Hle Kar Gate in Pakokku Township shot and killed; two firearms, vehicle, and body seized

Yangon, November 1

In Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Police Sergeant Thein Naing Oo from Kyauk Hle Kar Gate was shot and captured. He died on the spot, and the two firearms he was carrying, along with his vehicle and body, were seized, according to Ko Aung Maung, commander of Magway Federal Unit Column 3 - Southern YSO PDF, speaking to Yangon Khit Thit News.

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 26, Police Sergeant Thein Naing Oo, who was returning to Kyauk Hle Kar Gate in a white Crown vehicle from Pakokku, was intercepted and attacked by revolutionary forces when he reached the Pakokku-Yesagyo road. He died instantly at the scene.

A search conducted afterward found one MA3 rifle and one 9mm pistol. The vehicle and the body were also seized. It is reported that because both the vehicle and the body were taken away, military council forces conducted forest search operations for approximately two to three days.

Ko Aung Maung, commander of Magway Federal Unit Column 3 - Southern YSO PDF, told Yangon Khit Thit News:

"Kyauk Hle Kar Gate is under the control of Pakokku. The personnel stationed there are police officers from Police Battalion 35, and he was a police sergeant. Since it is close to Pakokku, he frequently traveled back and forth. When he left, two subordinates accompanied him. Those two subordinates remained in town. On his return trip, when he came back alone, he encountered us head-on."

It is reported that the deceased Police Sergeant Thein Naing Oo was the senior officer responsible for Kyauk Hle Kar Gate, and that he and his subordinates had previously killed an innocent civilian who had been collecting firewood.

It is also reported that artillery weapons had been positioned at the gate and were repeatedly fired toward villages where civilians lived, resulting in civilian injuries and damage to homes.

According to reports, soldiers and police stationed at Kyauk Hle Kar Gate had been extorting travelers and collecting nearly 100 million kyat per month through intimidation.