The bodies of Hav. Lalrohlua (36) of Kelkang village in Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai district and Lance Naik J Lalrinngheta (34) of Tuidam in Mizoram-Tripura border Mamit district were likely to reach the Lengpui Airport near Aizawl on Thursday.
The bodies of the two soldiers would be accorded full military honour at the Airport after which they would be taken to their respective native villages, the sources said.
Two other Mizo soldiers - Naik David Lalduhawma and Naik Lalrimawia, both residents of Aizawl, were also injured in the same attack and their conditions were described as not critical. The Mizo soldiers belonged to the Assam Regiment and were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir as Rahstriya Rifles.