Shoot-on-sight order in strife-torn Mizoram
AIZAWL: The Mizoram government on Monday issued a shoot-on-sight order at Bungthuam and neighbouring villages in the state’s western parts, have been on the boil following last week’s murder of a Mizo youth allegedly by suspected Bru militants.
Since Friday, about 400 houses, mostly belonging to the Brus (also known as Reangs), have been torched allegedly by the Mizos in protest against the murder of Zarzokima, 18, by rebels belonging to the Bru National Army. On Sunday, 43 thatched Bru huts were set ablaze at Sarali. Police said seven persons have so far been arrested.
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(Photo Map showing the affected areas in Mizoram-Tripura border - Brus (Reang)
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The Mizo youth was killed after a forum of displaced Brus threatened to boycott the Mizoram government’s plan to repatriate them. Over 35,000 Bru refugees are languishing in camps at Naisingpara in Tripura since 1997 after (Bru) miscreants killed a wildlife game watcher. The incident had then triggered a bloody clash between the Mizos and the Brus.
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