Mob set on fire at least six vehicles in western Mizorams Mamit district on Saturday . Mob allegedly carrying smuggled areca nuts from Myanmar .
According to Mamit district Superintendent of Police Lalthangpui Pulamte, a mob set on fire at least six vehicles in western Mizorams Mamit district on Saturday, allegedly carrying smuggled areca nuts from Myanmar.An investigation was launched, according to Mamit district Superintendent of Police Lalthangpui Pulamte.Pulamte said the incident occurred about a month after a village in Mamits Hachhek assembly constituency demanded that local grown areca nuts be transported and sold in Assam.The society's general secretary, Lalremruata Khiangte, said that the restriction imposed by Assam has adversely impacted areca nut farmers and traders in Mizoram and Jampui Hills of Tripura.