5000 people including 39 Myanmar Army soldiers took shelter in Mizoram - know the reason

India-Myanmar News: Myanmar Army is bombing the border areas of its own country, due to which about 5000 people including 39 army personnel have entered the Indian border. According to Mizoram Police, around 5,000 civilians, including 39 Myanmar Army personnel, have taken refuge in India. Let us tell you that there was firing between the rebel organizations and the army, after which two villages near the Indian border were bombed and all of them fled to India on Sunday night.

Rebel organizations had attacked

According to Mizoram Police officials, cadres of insurgent outfits like People's Defense Force, Chinaland Defense Force and Chin National Army attacked Myanmar Army posts in Rikhawdar and Khawmawwi, villages close to Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district on Sunday night.

5,000 people took refuge in India

The Myanmar Army then retaliated, which continued throughout the night, forcing residents to flee into Indian territory by crossing the Tiau River that forms the border between the two countries. Reports say that rebel organizations have captured military posts, forcing army personnel to flee. On Monday morning, the Myanmar army bombed border areas, forcing residents of the two villages, about 5,000 of them, to cross into India through Zokhawthar in search of safety and shelter.

Soldiers surrender before Mizoram Police

"Along with 5,000 Myanmar nationals, 39 army personnel from the neighboring country also crossed into India on Monday evening and surrendered before Mizoram Police in Zokhawthar," said Mizoram Police Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte. He further said that as per the instructions of the Union Home Ministry, they were handed over to the Assam Rifles personnel deployed on the border.

There are reports that all 39 Myanmar Army soldiers were sent back to the neighboring country by Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Tuesday. However, Mizoram Police officials could not confirm the development and Assam Rifles did not respond to the call.

Condition of 8 critical, 1 dead

“Of the 5,000 people who arrived in India, 21 suffered injuries,” Lalbiyakathanga said. Of them, 8 who were seriously injured were taken to Aizawl for treatment, while the rest have been admitted to the district hospital in Champhai.” He said an elderly man, a Myanmar national, who had come to India last year and was staying in Zokhawthar, was injured by the firing from Myanmar. He later died at Champhai Hospital on Monday. Lalbiakthanga said, “There has been no fighting from the Myanmar side since Monday and the situation is calm now. But we have alerted all villages close to the Indian border to be alert as there could be bombing or more firing any time."