 On 1 March, Laldenga made a declaration of independence, and exhorted all the Mizos to join the revolt against the "illegal Indian occupation" of the Mizo territory.On 2 March, the insurgents ambushed a patrol of 1 AR, and inflicted heavy casualties on them.After 1 AR at Aizawl refused to surrender, the MNF suicide squad launched an attack on them at 9