Aizawl, May 29 -- Unidentified miscreants destroyed an under-construction guest house in a disputed area along the Mizoram-Tripura border early Wednesday, a senior police officer said.

Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) H. Ramthlengliana said the incident occurred when unidentified people used explosives to damage the guest house, which was being constructed by the Tripura Forest Department.

The structure was located in the disputed area near Mizoram's Phuldungsei village in Mamit district, an area claimed by both states, he said.

Ramthlengliana said that the construction was put on hold by the Tripura government after Mizoram objected to it recently.

Despite the explosion, the situation along the interstate border is...