The security forces in Mizoram have arrested 12 Myanmar traders for illegally entering the State since the lockdown began on March 25. Officials said the 12, arrested under the Foreigners Act of 1946, were in a district jail in Champhai near the border with Myanmar. The Arakan Army has been in conflict with the Myanmar government since its formation in April 2009. Among its opponents is the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. “The Rohingya women, who are suspected to be victims of human trafficking, are being detained at a facility in Vairangte on the Assam-Mizoram border.

Source: The Hindu April 18, 2020 10:13 UTC