BREAKING NEWS: 19 July, 2009 - A Bhutanese family was beaten and robbed by ten BODO militants on the night of July 18.
The militants armed with AK-47 automatic rifles forcibly entered the house of Rajesh Pandal and his wife in Darjaythang, Sarpang Dzongkhag and robbed them off Nu 4,000, and their citizenship and voter identity cards.
The militants demanded the couple open the door of the next house that belongs to Rajesh Pandal's father, Govinda Prasad Pandal. When they refused to cooperate, the couple was physically assaulted by the militants using their rifle butts.
The militants then fired upon the house of Govinda Prasad Pandal when he refused to open the door.
While leaving the premises, they also fired on a scooter belonging to Ram Chandra Tamang.
The police have informed the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indian police about the incident.