Three Myanmar police seek refuge in India rather than carry out junta's orders

A Myanmar citizen living in India holds a poster of Myanmar's army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out during a protest, organised by Chin Refugee Committee, against the military coup in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, March 3, 2021. - Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters): Three Myanmar police constables have crossed over to India's northeastern state of Mizoram to seek refuge there, rather than carry out orders given by the military junta, an Indian police official said on Thursday (March 4).

The three men crossed the border near the town of North Vanlaiphai on Wednesday afternoon and the local authorities were assessing their health and making arrangements for them, the police superintendent in the Mizoram's Serchhip district said.