Activists warn of potential humanitarian crisis as Myanmar citizens escape violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters 10 March 2021 • 4:08pm Protesters wash away tear gas during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 9 Credit: AFP via Getty Police from Myanmar are fleeing across the border to India after refusing to follow orders to shoot protesters, officers in exile have told The Telegraph. Two Myanmar state police officers told the Telegraph they fled to India after refusing to shoot people protesting against the military junta, which overthrew the country's democratically elected government on Feb 1. They said around 200 members of the police were already in hiding in India.