Myanmar writes to Mizoram government seeking handover of eight policemen who fled country

Myanmar has requested the administration in Mizoram to send back eight policemen, who have apparently crossed over to the northeastern State to take refuge, following last month's military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in Aizawl said. Mizoram shares a 510-km-long porous border with Myanmar, where mass demonstrations are being held in protest against the declaration of a year-long emergency by the country's armed forces.