Mizoram govt issues SOP for identification of migrants, refugees entering from Myanmar

The Mizoram government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the identification of migrants and refugees who have entered Mizoram from Myanmar in connection with the military coup.

The Mizoram government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the identification of migrants and refugees entering Mizoram from Myanmar in connection with the military coup. Many Myanmar nationals, including few police officials of the neighbouring country, have entered Mizoram by crossing the international border for seeking shelter in the north-eastern state, an official said. Amid continuing protests and unrest in Myanmar following the coup on February 1, many people have fled from the neighbouring country.