Aizawl: Amid heightened Assam-Mizoram border tensions, Mizoram State Commission for Women (MSCW) has accused Assam Police forces of assaulting a Mizo couple on July 26, the day dispute escalated on the border.
MSCW said, “On July 26, (1.30 pm), John Vanlalzawna and his wife Pi Lalsangpuii (28) were assaulted by Assam police and mob and suffered serious injuries while they were on their way back to Mizoram after dropping their relatives in Silchar.”
It said that the couple were confronted by the Assam police and mob while they were en route to Mizoram from Silchar in the border disputed area.
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