Rohingya and Chin refugees from Myanmar, lodged in Assam's Goalpara transit camp, have launched a hunger strike protesting against their alleged indefinite detention there, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The inspector general of prisons and home secretary have been sent to the camp to talk to the detenues and ''we are hopeful that the matter will be sorted out soon,'' Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Ajay Tewary told PTI.