Night curfew reinforced in 5km belt of Sivasagar bordering Nagaland

The Additional District Magistrate, Sivasagar, Assam, has reinforced night curfew from 6 pm to 6 am in the 5 km belt on the Assam side of Sivasagar district bordering Nagaland state, with effect from January 25 for a period of 60 days.

The ADM, Sivasagar, in an order said the night curfew has been imposed as a precautionary measure to prevent the occurrence of anti-social elements/extremist/unlawful activities coming across the Assam /Nagaland border in the belt of Sivasagar district, a DIPR report stated.

Movement of any person/ group of persons/any vehicular traffics has been prohibited during the period of night curfew.

However, magistrates, security personnel of the Army/CRPF/Police, and civil officials deployed on duty have been exempted from the purview of the prohibitory order.