Inner Line Permit (ILP) row on Nagaland boundary

A Correspondent

Bokajan: Tension prevailed in the Lahorijan area of Assam-Nagaland inter-State border after Dimapur police detained a hundred people from the new field check gate for non-possession of ILP which has been implemented recently in the district now. The detained people were later released after collecting penalties and issuing on spot ILP.

Thousands of residents of the Lahorijan area rushed to the spot as majority of the detained people were locals from neighbouring Assam. The protesters blocked the AH1 and restricted movement of vehicles from either sides which lasted for a couple of hours till evening.

“The checking has been happening since the past couple of days and was earlier limited to the town area. However, the authorities setting up an ILP check point at the New Field check post and detaining locals has triggered panic and escalated the tension,” said a local resident. Random checking of ILP in Dimapur and imposition of penalties has created fear and apprehension amongst the non-resident workers who go into Dimapur on a regular basis.

Dimapur district administration has started issuing three categories of ILP forms from February 14 and have been conducting regular checking of people coming to Dimapur from outside the State.

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