Centre cautions Mizo Govt on Bru issue

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 – Reports of attack on Brus (Reangs) in Mizoram has led the Ministry of Home Affairs to caution the State Government to take steps to contain violence and restore normalcy.

Mizoram Government has been advised separately to instil confidence among the Bru families living in Mizoram and to persuade those families who have fled to Tripura to return, said Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ramachandran.

The Centre, however, denied reports of Bru families fleeing to Tripura. Tension escalated after a Mizo youth was shot dead on November 13 by suspected Bru militants on Mizoram-Tripura. Some Bru huts were also burnt in Mizoram.