Overview

• The order by District Magistrate Rosetta Mary Kurbah applies from 8 pm to 6 am within 1 kilometre of the zero line for two months starting August 21.
• Movements intended to cross the international boundary or to enter Indian territory illegally are prohibited during curfew hours.
• Unauthorised assemblies of five or more people and the carrying of arms or other lethal weapons are banned near the border.
• The directive targets contraband flows, naming cattle, betelnut, betel leaves, dry fish, bidis, cigarettes and tea leaves among prohibited items.
• Meghalaya shares a 443 km border with Bangladesh, of which 367.155 km is fenced, leaving stretches vulnerable to illicit crossings.