The mass-graves of 28 Hindus were found by Myanmar 's security forces on 24 September 2017 near the village of Ye Baw Kya , with 17 more bodies found on the next day . Three relatives of the deceased said that masked men marched 100 Hindus away from the village before slitting their throats and pushing them into a hole . The relatives recognised some of the attackers as Rohingya Muslims , who told their victims they should not be in possession of official identity cards , which were issued by the government to Hindus but not to Muslims . After the discovery of the bodies , the Myanmar government claimed the victims were killed by ARSA insurgents . An ARSA spokesman denied the allegation that it was behind the killings and accused Buddhist nationalists of spreading lies to divide Hindus and Muslims
killed by ARSA insurgents
Kha Maung Seik massacre
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army