Aizawl: Tension escalated along the Mizoram-Assam border after eight farm huts belonging to Mizo farmers were burned down by unidentified miscreant(s) on Sunday night, a senior police officer said on Monday.
The incident came a day after the meeting of chief ministers of Northeastern states chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Shillong, during which the border issues took centrestage.
Mizoram Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said that at least eight unoccupied farm huts near Aitlang stream in the trouble-torn area were set ablaze by unidentified miscreants at around 11:30 pm on Sunday.
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