Suspected Dimasa rebels held in Aizawl

Aizawl, Aug 24 : A joint team of Mizoram police (DSB) and Border Security Force arrested two suspected Dimasa rebels along with arms and ammunition from a rented flat at Chawnpui locality here today. An AK-56 assault rifle and 71 rounds of its ammunition (7.62 mm) and eleven rounds of 9 mm ammunition from the duo, police said. While one had been identified as Bim Chakma of Silsuri village in Mizoram, the other had been identified as Snak Dimasa, a resident of Haflong, Assam, and claimed himself to be a sniper. Both were remanded in police custody.