(Clearwisdom.net) [Note: The following is a shortened version of a longer and more detailed article that appeared on the Minghui.org website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net).]

Three Falun Dafa practitioners in Houying Village, Gongdian Town, Lixin County, Anhui Province -- Mr. Guan Tinggui, a 61-year-old widower, Mr. Jiang Zilian, 56 years old, and Ping Ping's mother, 40 years old - practiced the Dafa exercises together one day. Village head Guan Chunming imposed a 700-yuan "fine" on each practitioner, and kept the money for himself.

Village head Guan Chunming called Gongdian Police Station and Lixin County Police Department on January 20, 2007. The police later ransacked Dafa practitioner Guan Tinggui's home and took him away, also taking his Dafa books and materials. They brought Mr. Guan to the Lixin County Police Department.

The wicked officials tied Guan Tinggui to an electricity pole and beat him. They knocked out several of his teeth. They also threw him in a cold room, and they refused to let his family see him. His current whereabouts are unknown.

The day after Guan Tinggui was illegally arrested, practitioners Jiang Zilian and Ping Ping's mother were reported to the police. The police took them away. Village head Guan Chunming took them back and extorted 610 yuan and 125 kg of rice noodles from each practitioner.