Kohima, November 12 (MTNews): Three teams of Kohima District Administration consisting of administrative officials and police today carried out a day long Inner Line Permit, ILP verification drive in and around Kohima town. During the verification drive, a total of 333 cases of ILP with expiry date and some without valid pass were detected and accordingly penalty were imposed as per the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873.
A total amount of Rs 77,490 was collected as penalty from the defaulters. The Kohima District Administration informed that the Special Task Force constituted for ILP verification will be conducting periodic checking for detection of illegal immigrants and ILP defaulters. The verification drive was carried out in pursuance to the direction received from the Nagaland Home Department, Political Branch.