Kohima: A verification drive conducted across Kohima district, Nagaland, from March 6-8 by a joint team comprising District Administration and Police detected 495 Inner Line Permit (ILP) defaulters.
During the comprehensive verification process, cases involving expired ILP permits and individuals lacking possession of ILP permits were uncovered.
Subsequently, penalties were imposed in accordance with sections (2), (3), and (4) of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873.
Out of the total, 308 were located in the Kohima Town area, 59 in the Chiephobozou sub-division, and 128 in the Sechu Zubza subdivision.
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Notably, a sum of Rs. 2,15,400 was collected as penalties, duly deposited as Government revenue.
The Task Force, constituted for this purpose, is committed to conducting periodic checks to root out illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters within Kohima District.
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