KOHIMA: The Kohima district administration in Nagaland said the inner line permit (ILP) is mandatory for all non-indigenous inhabitants who are required to apply for the permit under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) Act 1873.
In a public notice on Thursday (July 20), Kohima deputy commissioner Shanavas C said the BEFR Act requires anyone who is not an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland to obtain an ILP in a form and with conditions prescribed by the state government to enter the state for a limited period.
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The notice directed everyone comply to comply failing which stringent action will be taken.
In May, 325 ILP defaulters were detected in and around Kohima town in Nagaland during a day-long verification drive.
Five teams of the Kohima district administration and Nagaland police carried out the drive to detect illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters.
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During the verification, cases of ILP with expiry dates and some without valid passes were detected. Accordingly, penalties were imposed as per sections (2), (3) and (4) of the BEFR Act 1873.
An amount of Rs 1.2 lakh was realised as penalties from the defaulters. The collected money was deposited as government revenue.
The verification drive was conducted in pursuance of the direction issued by the DC.
It was informed that the Special Task Force constituted for ILP verification will conduct periodic checking for detection of illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters in the district.