After a media report claimed that bombs of Myanmarese military landed in an Indian village in Mizoram, the Indian government sources denied that nothing like that happened.
The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday reported that Myanmarese military launched airstrikes on a rebel camp close to the India-Myanmare border on Tuesday and two boms landed in an Indian border village. The report said while no one was injured, a truck parked close to a river was destroyed in the bombing.
Indian government sources on Wedesday denied the report. Sources in the Indian defence establishment told PTI that no operation or action took place on Indian territory.
What did the report say?
The Guardian report said that the Myanmarese military, which runs the country, bombed a rebel camp near the Indian border.
The report identified the camp as Camp Victoria in Myanmar’s Chin state. It is the headquarters of Chin National Army (CNA) which is one of the groups fighting the military rulers of the country under the banner of People’s Defence Force (PDF).
Seven people were killed in the camp, reported The Gaurdian.
"According to the rebel commander, seven rebel fighters were killed, including one woman, in the aerial bombings and over 20 people in Camp Victoria were injured," said the report.
No deaths or injuries were reported on the Indian side, as per the report. It quoted Rama, president of Farkawan village council, as saying, "A truck from our side was damaged by one bomb, which was parked near Tiau river. Some people from Myanmar side have crossed over the border after the bombing and people in our village are helping them and the injured. We could see that the bombing was carried out by three fighter jets and two helicopters."
What did Indian sources say?
Indian sources denied the report and said no Myanmarese action happened on Indian soil.
There was nothing on the Indian side and no operation or action took place on the Indian side of the border, the sources said.
The Myanamrese military toppled the civilian government in the country on February 1, 2021. It has imprisoned thousands of civilian politicians, including the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has also been convicted and sentenced in a number of cases since the coup.
Since the coup, a number of groups have come up which are engaged in a brutal conflict with the Myanmarese military.
India and Myanmar share a long and porous border and thousands of people have crossed into India since the conflict in Myanmare began.
"Over 40,000 people have crossed over into India to flee the violence and are living in around 60 refugee camps across Mizoram, while injured rebel fighters often cross over to the Indian side for treatment," reported The Guardian.
(With PTI inputs)
