Armed Myanmar group seeks asylum in India, high alert in border areas of Mizoram
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The district administration has issued an alert in opposition to an inflow of refugees from Myanmar in the wake of the coup, say officers
Myanmar-based armed rebel group Chin National Army (CNA) has sought asylum for his or her households in India in the wake of the military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in Mizoram stated on Wednesday.
The CNA, the armed wing of the Chin National Front (CNF), has requested for asylum for 40 households, Mizoram’s Champhai district deputy commissioner Maria C.T. Zuali informed PTI.
“The CNA has communicated the matter to the village council president of Farkawn, who later informed the Champhai district administration,” she stated.
Ms. Zuali stated that she has forwarded the matter to larger authorities.
The district administration has issued an alert in opposition to an inflow of refugees from Myanmar in the wake of the coup, officers stated.
Mizoram shares a 404 km porous worldwide border with Myanmar.
A notification issued by Ms. Zuali on Tuesday instructed all villages to tell the district administration if Myanmarese refugees are seen coming into their areas.
Thousands of members of the Chin group of Myanmar fled to Mizoram as a result of of the army junta because the late Nineteen Eighties, officers stated.
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Though many have returned to Myanmar after democracy was restored in the neighbouring nation, hundreds of them are nonetheless residing in the state, they stated.
The Chins of Myanmar and the Mizos of India share the identical ancestry and tradition.
With the Myanmar army taking energy, there are apprehensions in the border areas that many Myanmarese from the Chin state and different areas will flee to Mizoram.
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