Mizo police deployed after farmers asked to leave border area

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Press Trust of India Aizawl
Last Updated : Jan 20 2015 | 6:40 PM IST
Mizoram government has rushed a platoon of armed police to Buhchangphai area bordering Assam after some officials of the neighbouring state asked the farm workers there to leave the area, according to an official statement today.
The statement said that Assam officials had asked farm workers in Buhchangphai area to pull down the farm huts claiming that the disputed area belonged to Assam yesterday.
Policemen, commanded by Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Vairengte, were deployed in the area, the statement said.
Areas bordering Mizoram and Assam have witnessed several violent incidents in the past over inter-state border dispute, it said.
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First Published: Jan 20 2015 | 6:40 PM IST

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