Overview

• Early Wednesday, a low-intensity explosion damaged the under-construction eco-park and cafeteria at Betlingchhip near Phuldungsei, a remote village claimed by both Tripura and Mizoram.
• Construction of the tourist facility had been suspended days earlier after Mizoram civil society groups protested Tripura’s encroachment into the disputed border area.
• Tripura and Mizoram police formed a joint investigative team and dispatched forensic experts to gather evidence and identify the perpetrators.
• Both state governments deployed extra security personnel along the 66-kilometre contested border stretch to ensure the situation remains calm.
• Mizoram’s apex student body MZP denounced the explosion as a “mischievous act” and demanded immediate measures to protect the state’s territorial claims.