Photo for representation. Reuters file
March 4
Three Myanmar police constables have crossed over to India’s northeastern state of Mizoram and are seeking shelter in the country, an Indian police official said on Thursday.
“What they said is they got instructions from the military rule, which they cannot obey so they have run away,” said Stephen Lalrinawma, the superintendent of police of Mizoram’s Serchhip district, where the three men crossed over on Wednesday afternoon.
Also read: Myanmar activists vow more protests after 38 killed in Wednesday’s violence
India shares a 1,643 kilometre-long land border with Myanmar, where more than 50 people have been killed since the February 1 coup by the country’s powerful military. Reuters
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