The identification of the repatriated Brus was undertaken after a meeting of civil society groups and political parties held on September 8 decided to conduct a survey to ensure that only those who were residents of the state would be permanently resettled in Mizoram.
"We will submit a report of our findings to the Mizoram government if we find that any of the Bru refugees who were repatriated do not belong to Mizoram," one MZP leader said, adding that they would demand deportation of those who're found to be unable to confirm that they are bona fide residents of the state.
Between November 2010 and May this year, around 3,341 Brus, including 914 children below the age of 12 years, belonging to 648 families, have been repatriated, while around 200 families returned on their own will.
All the repatriated Bru refugees were resettled in different villages of Mamit district along the Mizoram-Tripura border and each family was given Rs 80,000under the resettlement and rehabilitation package.
Thousands of Brus fled Mizoram during the last part of 1997 following communal tension triggered by the murder of Lalzawmliana, a game watcher working at Dampa Tiger Reserve near Persang village, by Bru militants.
They have been lodged in six relief camps in North Tripura district by the Tripura government since then.
The attempt to repatriate the Bru refugees from November 16, 2009 was not only scuffled by the murder of Zarzokima, another Mizo boy, by Bru militants at Bunghmun village three days before the commencement of the repatriation, but also triggered another exodus.
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