Shillong, Aug 21 The district administration of East Khasi Hills has imposed a night curfew along the international border with Bangladesh for the next two months.
The curfew will be in force from 8 pm to 6 am within a radius of 1 kilometre from the zero line of the international border.
The order issued by the district magistrate RM Kurbah on Thursday prohibited movement of people at the International Border with the intention to cross the international boundary with Bangladesh or sneak into the Indian Territory, unauthorised procession or unlawful assembly of 5 or more persons and carrying arms/other instruments which can be used as weapons including sticks/rods and stones in and around the Indo-Bangladesh Border and illegal, undesirable activities including smuggling of cattle, contraband goods, betelnut, betel leaves, dry fish, bidis, cigarettes, chai patti, etc.
This order is necessitated in view of the current situation in Bangladesh where there is every likelihood of cross border movement of unwanted elements, members of proscribed militant groups, smugglers and any other illegal activities on Indo-Bangladesh Border, Kurbah said.
“Whereas certain portion of the border areas in East Khasi Hills still being porous and prone to infiltration by illegal migrants, members of organized crime having linkage to anti-national elements including armed insurgent groups who may gather in large numbers near the international border during the night hours to continue their nefarious activities, and whereas, such illegal/undesirable activities, if not prevented, may lead to uncontrollable cross border infiltration resulting in breach of peace and tranquility in the District, the DC said.
