Aizawl, April 29 -- A total of 43 cadres of the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the Hmar People's Convention (Democratic), or HPC(D), will lay down arms and join the mainstream during a homecoming ceremony on Thursday, an official said.

Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Home Minister K. Sapdanga will grace the event to be held at the Police Central Training Institute in Sesawng, about 40 km from Aizawl, he said. Other ministers and MLAs are also likely to attend the ceremony, he added.

The Mizoram government had signed a peace accord with the group on April 14, marking a total end to insurgency in one of the country's most peaceful states.

Although it remained dormant for quite some time, the Sanate-led faction of HPC(D) was believed t...