DIMAPUR — As many as 495 Inner Line Permit (ILP) defaulters were detected in Kohima district during a three-day verification drive carried out by a Task Force team consisting of the district administration and police.
Several cases of expired ILP permits and non-possession of ILP permits were detected during the verification drive carried out from March 6 to the 8th to check illegal immigrants, and accordingly penalised as per sections (2), (3), and (4) of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) 1873, updated DPRO Kohima on Friday.
Out of the total ILP defaulters detected, 308 were from Kohima Town area, 59 from Chiephobozou sub-division and 128 from Sechü Zubza sub-division, it said, adding that INR 2,15,400 was collected from penalties and the same was deposited as government revenue.
The Task Force will conduct periodic checking of illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters in Kohima district, said the update.