Overview
- At a public ceremony in Sesawng, 43 Hmar People’s Convention–Democratic cadres led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate handed over their weapons to police in front of Mizoram’s chief minister and home minister.
- Chief Minister Lalduhoma said the surrender ends underground ethnic militancy in the state and urged Mizo sub-tribes to rally around a shared Mizo identity to preserve peace.
- The event followed a government agreement with the Sanate-led faction earlier in April, which cleared the way for the group to disband and return to civic life.
- Police listed the cache as an AK-56, an H&K 33, several rifles and pistols, two mortars with six shells, and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and officers administered an oath renouncing violence.
- Leaders pledged support for ex-cadres through democratic and administrative measures, while Sanate cited new projects like the Unity Bridge and the Tuirial–Mauchar road as proof of attention to Hmar areas, capping an insurgency rooted in post-1986 grievances.