US & Canadian Nationals Held By Security Forces In Mizoram

Two Americans and two Canadians, who were purportedly attempting to cross the border into Myanmar from India, were detained by the security authorities in India.
The foreign nationals were reportedly detained six months ago in Mizoram’s Champhai border district.

After interviewing them, the government officials told them to leave Mizoram and travel back to New Delhi.

All of them claimed they wanted to cross into Myanmar, a government official said.
The Canadian person who was detained immigrated to Canada from Myanmar’s Chin State several years ago, therefore it is likely that they were paying a visit to their home towns or villages.
Meanwhile, the two American nationals apprehended are not originally from Myanmar. A government official said, “It is quite likely that the duo has contacts with Myanmar expatriates in the U.S. Perhaps, they were advised to reach a certain point along the border from where they might have been taken to some places in Myanmar.”