Aizawl, Sept. 20 -- Former IPS officer C Lalthanmawia was sworn in as the ombudsman of an independent local body in Mizoram on Friday, officials said.

Governor Vijay Kumar Singh administered the oath of office at a ceremony held Lamp lighting and graduation ceremony of Army institute of nursing held in Guwahatiat the Raj Bhavan.

The event was attended by Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Minister K. Sapdanga, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister C. Lalsawivunga, Forest Minister Lalthansanga, Deputy Speaker Lalfamkima and Leader of the Opposition Lalchhhandama Ralte, among other dignitaries.

The appointment follows the passage of the Mizoram Local Bodies Ombudsman Bill, 2025, during the Assembly's monsoon session on August 2...