42 soldiers who fled to Mizoram sent back

Forty-two Myanmar army personnel were among nearly 5,000 citizens of the neighbouring country who entered India since Sunday night, following gunfight between rebel outfits and the military and subsequent bombing at two villages across the border close to the Indian side, police said on Tuesday.

- Utpal Parashar

According to Mizoram police officials, cadres from rebel outfits such as Peoples Defence Force, Chinland Defence Force and Chin National Army attacked Myanmar army posts at Rihkhawdar and Khawmawi, villages close to Zokhawthar in Champhai district of Mizoram, on Sunday night.

This resulted in retaliatory gunfire that continued throughout the night, which led to residents fleeing to the Indian side by crossing the Tiau river that demarcates the border between both countries.