A team of officials from the Mizoram government is verifying claims that at least three people from Myanmar, reportedly police officials, h...
A team of officials from the Mizoram government is verifying claims that at least three people from Myanmar, reportedly police officials, have crossed over into India seeking refuge, state Home Minister Lalchamliana said on Thursday, the Hindustan Times reported. Some reports have claimed that 19 people have crossed over into India, while others have placed the number at 50. However, these have not yet been verified.
Myanmar has been in a state of unrest since February 1, when the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy. The NLD won a landslide election in November, but the military has claimed the vote was fraudulent. Protests have broken out against the military takeover, leading to several deaths and arrests.
On Wednesday, some men from Myanmar entered the Serchhip district claiming to be police officials, Lalchamliana said. “We have sent officials to verify their claims,” he said. “They are yet to submit a report. It is very likely that the information is true.”
The home minister said that this was the first such incident since the February 1 coup. “Though there are reports of an impending influx of nationals from the country, through the other districts in Mizoram bordering Myanmar, nothing...
