AIZAWL | April 21, 2020:

Three persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting two Indian Reserve Battalion personnel at the Mizoram-Tripura border on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Santilal Chakma, Bimal Chakma, and Mohanlal Chakma, all from Tripura, however, Santilal managed to escaped while undergoing a medical check-up at the hospital.

According to sources, around 100 people assaulted two jawans, identified as C Lalhruaitluanga and R Zairemmawia, who were guarding the border at Zomuantlang in west Mizoram’s Mamit district.

The incident started when four volunteers, two from Tripura and the other two from Mizoram, of a village-level task force guarding the inter-state border, were playing cards and the jawans had asked them to stop and remain vigilant.

Around 100 people from the Tripura side then beat up the two IRB personnel with firewood and bamboo stick. However, the two jawans somehow managed to escape and they were admitted to the Aizawl Civil Hospital and were discharged on Monday, officials said

Meanwhile, search operation has been launched in both Mizoram and Tripura to nab the absconded and other culprits involved in the assault.

PTI