Kohima Police have reportedly arrested 49 persons between January 1 and January 31, 2015 on charges of not possessing Inner Line Permit (ILP). According to Kohima police PRO, the police have registered 46 Non- FIR cases in the month of January 2015. All the 49 arrested ILP defaulters were booked under section 3 of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873 (BEFR) and forwarded to judicial custody. PRO said checking of ILP was being carried out regularly by various police stations and check-gates under DEF Kohima to check entry of illegal immigrants.
