Aizawl, May 16: Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram remained peaceful without any untoward incident today after yesterday's communal flare-up due to a local girl's murder by two non-tribals, but the district administration clamped night curfew from 2030 hours tonight till 0430 hours as a precautionary measures.

Mobile and foot patrolling by the armed police continued day and night even as the Aizawl district Superintendent of Police lT Hrangchal said that the situtation was completely under control.

About 20 non-tribals were injured in the indiscriminate attacks against non-Mizos by irate boys yesterday following the gruesome murder of a 20-year-old girl working in a wholesale second-hand garment shop at Zarkawt here by two coolies working in the same shop.

The girl's body was found yesterday morning in the godown of the owner of the shop with her throat slitted after she was found missing since Thursday when sent by her employer to deposit Rs.4.14 lakh in a bank.

At least 10 boys responsible for attacking non-tribals on the streets of the city were arrested by the police.

A police team was sent to Bihar, the home state of the suspected killers - Mohammad Mister and Mohammad Gulzar - to cooperate with the local police there in apprehending the accused persons.

Meanwhile, in a statement the Chief Secretary HV Lalringa said that the reports, appearing in some national television channels that three non-tribals were killed in the communal flare-up and indefinite curfew was imposed in Aizawl, were baseless and termed it as 'irresponsible reporting.' While admitting attacks against non-tribals and their shops and some people injured in the incidents, Lalringa categorically said that no one died in the incidents and the night curfews was imposed as precautionary measures.

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