Aizawl, Mar 24 (PTI) Charred bodies of three Mizoram residents, including a woman, were found in a jungle inside Myanmar near the international border, a senior police officer said on Friday.

The three had gone missing on March 19 after they set out for Myanmar from Ainak village in Siaha district.

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They had been held hostage by miscreants, believed to be from Myanmar, who were once involved with a rebel group before they disassociated from it, Inspector General of Police (Law & Order) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte told PTI.

The miscreants killed the three apparently for failing to return in full amount the money meant for purchasing weapons, the police officer said.

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The charred bodies were recovered from a forest inside Myanmar about two kilometres from the international border on Thursday, he said.

"The perpetrators of the crime are believed to be from Myanmar. The state police have launched a manhunt for the miscreants,” Khiangte said.

Mizoram shares a 510 km long international border with Myanmar.

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