Security forces in India on Friday stepped up security on the border with Myanmar to stop refugees from entering the country, days after s...
Security forces in India on Friday stepped up security on the border with Myanmar to stop refugees from entering the country, days after some police officers crossed over to escape taking orders from the military leaders there, Reuters reported.
“As of now, we are not letting anybody enter,” Maria Zauli, magistrate of Mizoram’s Champhai district, told the news agency. Zauli said both soldiers and police personnel were patrolling the frontier.
India shares a 1,643-km-long border with Myanmar, where more than 50 people, mostly peaceful protestors, have been killed since country’s military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on February 1.
Earlier this month, a group of low-ranking Myanmar police officers, who were unwilling to obey orders to suppress demonstrations against the junta, crossed over into India seeking refuge.
Magistrate Zuali had told AP that four policemen arrived in Champhai area on February 28, and local villagers handed them over to state authorities on March 1.
Police officer Lalnunzira said three other policemen crossed into Indian territory near Lungkawlh village on March 3 . The village is 13 km from the border with Myanmar. “The three policemen said they ran from the country because the Myanmar army was on their trail after they refused...
