Mizoram: Over 1,000 arrested for violating Inner Line Permit regulations

Aizawl: More than 1,000 non-tribals or outsiders were arrested in Mizoram for violating the provision of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 and entering the northeastern state without a valid Inner Line Permit (ILP) during a state-wide operation conducted jointly by Mizoram police and Young Mizo Association (YMA), Central YMA said in a statement.

The statement said that a massive ILP drive was carried out on Tuesday night across the state by the state police and volunteers of YMA, the largest civil society organisation in the state.

A total of 1,187 people, including 6 minors, coming from other states were found without in possession of ILP during the state-wide drive, it said.

1,065 people were arrested in Aizawl, while the remaining 122 were arrested from other districts, including Lunglei, Champhai, Saitual and Serchhip, it said.

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The violators were handed over to various police stations across the state, it said.

The Central YMA or CYMA said that it felt necessary to conduct ILP raids occasionally to book defaulters.

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The organisation also urged construction companies and contractors to ensure that their labourers, who are non-tribal, possess valid travel documents before they enter Mizoram.

The ILP, a provision of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873, is an official travel document issued to Indian citizens for entry into protected areas, including Mizoram.