Militants open fire on police camp in Mizoram
Militants opened indiscriminate fire at a police camp near Khawlian village in northern Mizoram around 6.30 pm Thursday but inflicted no casualties, according to police.
The militants are suspected to be cadres of the Hmar People’s Convention -Democrats, which is based in southern Manipur. Its main demand is constitutional autonomy for the Hmar tribe, whose members are spread across both states, particularly the inter-state border area.
“None of our men were hurt or injured,” said a senior police officer at the Aizawl SP’s office, adding the police had been getting inputs about a possible intrusion from across the border.
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A contingent of reserved and armed police had been dispatched to the area on Wednesday as there had been reports that the militant group was perhaps involved in hoisting black flags in several villages.
This is the second time in roughly a month that the militant group has opened fire in the region. It’s operations were previously restricted to collecting money from villagers and government officials through either pamphlets or phone-calls.
Source:: Indian Express
