Ninth round of Bru repatriation to commence in October

Aizawl: The Mizoram government has identified 4,447 Bru families lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura as bona fide residents of the state and they will be taken back during the ninth round of repatriation scheduled to commence from October, a senior official of the Home department said on Tuesday. The officials had conducted hearing in the relief camps between August 27 and August 31. A total 338 families had submitted their claims as bona fide residents of Mizoram but the claims of only 128 familiess were accepted, Mizoram Home Secretary Lalbiakzama told PTI. Claims of 113 families were rejected as they had no valid documents to prove that they had resided in Mizoram in the past, while 97 families failed to appear for the hearing, he said. The third phase of identification took place last week, he said. (PTI)