India, April 14 -- On January 24, four Chin refugees from Myanmar allegedly murdered an auto-rickshaw driver in Mizoram's Siaha. Three of the suspects were arrested while one remained at large. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving the refugees and sparked calls for retaliation. Three months later, a Chin refugee allegedly assaulted a village council member in Mizoram's Vengthar on April 3, fuelling resentment against refugees sheltered in the northeastern state since the 2021 military coup and violence in the neighbouring country.

Public notices warning Chin refugees to follow Indian laws or risk eviction have come up at least four places. The Mizo and Chin refugees are bound by ethnicity, language, and religion. But disp...