Mizoram Detains Over 50 for ILP Violations as Traders Urge Expo Shutdown

Overview

• Police said 36 of those detained were participants at the International Star Expo at Lammual in central Aizawl.
• The Mizo Zirlai Pawl and Mizoram Merchant Association conducted a voluntary on-site ILP check and handed suspected violators to authorities.
• MIMA petitioned officials to close the event, alleging false 'international' branding and flagging a food-safety lapse by a vendor.
• The groups accused organisers of lacking proper authorisation and highlighted an alleged Lunglei sponsor who backed 20 entrants despite a cap of 10.
• Under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873, non-tribal entrants require an ILP, and police say court convictions could trigger deportation.