Buses wait for Bru families near Khakchang relief camp in North Tripura on Wednesday Picture by Henry L. KhojolAgartala/Aizawl: A day after the deadline for repatriation expired, 67 Bru refugees from 11 families, sheltered in camps in North Tripura district, left for Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said. The refugees would be re-settled in Mamit district.”Of the 11 Bru families, seven families will settle in Sihthiang village, three in Bungthuam village and one Bawrai village, all in Mamit district, an official statement said. So far, 31 Bru families from Tripura have returned to Mizoram since August despite the Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples’ Coordination Committee (MBDPCC) refusing to budge unless the Centre accepted its seven-points charter of demand. Initially, three families returned to Mizoram in August followed by 17 families on September 19 and 11 families on Wednesday. On the other hand, the Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Coordination Committee (MBDPCC) has remained adamant that the Bru families will not return to Mizoram unless the Centre fulfils their charter of demands.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 18:33 UTC