Immigration officials were working to identify everyone who returned to the camp on Tuesday night after the tensions calmed, and some women were being examined at the hospital, said North Aceh Deputy Police Chief Maj Irsyad Haryadi.
“We are still investigating this serious case while waiting for the hospital results,’’ he said. No arrests have been made, and Mr Haryadi said it was difficult to find witnesses to corroborate the story.
Since Myanmar opened up following a half-century of military rule in 2011, an estimated 130,000 Rohingya have fled violence and persecution, sparking the largest boat exodus in Asia since the Vietnam War. Earlier this year, the situation spiralled after a crackdown on peoplesmugglers in Thailand and Malaysia left thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshis stranded at sea when their agents and captains, fearing arrest, abandoned them.