Aizawl: Altogether 99 people were on Saturday pushed back from Mizoram to Assam for violating provisions of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, Aizawl district SP Lalhuliana Fanai said.
Over 150 non-tribal were arrested in Aizawl on Thursday for residing in the state without valid ILP and these 99 of them were convicted by courts, Fanai told PTI.
At least 120 alleged ILP violators were again arrested on Friday night in Aizawl of which 79 were convicted on Saturday, Fanai said.
Under the provisions of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, non-tribal people who come from outside some North Eastern states including Mizoram, have to possess ILP to live and work in the tribal areas. (PTI)
