The affidavit also states that an all-women team comprising two psychiatrists and a psychologist from Churachandpur District Hospital has been constituted to assist the victims.
The letter from Under-secretary of Government of India, Pratap Singh Rawat to the chief secretaries of Manipur and Mizoram stated,” It is further mentioned that a campaign for capturing of biometric data of the illegal migrants in the States of Manipur and Mizoram is to be completed by the end of September, 2023.
A senior state government official stated that Peter Salam, Joint Secretary (Home) in a letter has directed that the campaign for capturing biometric data of illegal migrants in the state of Manipur is to be completed by the end of September 2023.
The governments of Mizoram and Manipur, two northeastern Indian states, have taken opposite stances on allowing refugees from Myanmar into their respective states. Mizoram has been accommodating around 35,000 refugees, mostly belonging to the Chin community who share ancestry, ethnicity, and culture with the Mizos of the state. In contrast, Manipur has been pushing back refugees and has sought a detailed report from the Assam Rifles Authority clarifying why and how 718 Myanmar nationals were allowed to enter Chandel district without proper travel documents.