Over 2K people from violence-hit Manipur seek refuge in Mizoram

Aizawl: More than 2,000 people from Manipur have fled to Mizoram and sought shelter in the state following ethnic violence in the neighbouring state, a senior official in the state home department said on Monday. 

State home commissioner and secretary H. Lalengmawia said that a total of 2,056 internally displaced people from Manipur have entered Mizoram and taken refuge in different parts of the state till Monday evening. 

Saitual district, which shares a border with Manipur, has the highest number of displaced people from the neighbouring state at 827, followed by Assam border Kolasib district at 757, he said.