NEW DELHI, 6 March, 2021 (TON): Myanmar authorities asked India to return the police officers who crossed the Indo-Myanmar border in an attempt to escape from the orders of the military junta, an official in northeast India said on Saturday.

As a consequence of the 1 February military coup violence and suppression, around 30 Myanmar police officers and their families entered the Indian Territory.

 The senior most official in Champhai, a district of Indian state Mizoram told the media that a letter was received from her Myanmar’s counterpart demanding the return of their 8 police officers in the wake of fostering friendly relations.

Deputy Commissioner Maria C.T. Zuali said on Saturday that she was “waiting for the direction” from the India’s Ministry for Home Affairs in New Delhi.

“In order to uphold friendly relations between the two neighbor countries, you are kindly requested to detain 8 Myanmar police personnel who had arrived to Indian territories and hand-over to Myanmar,” the letter said.

However, considering the request made by the Myanmar authorities the Indian foreign ministry said it was still ascertaining the facts.