The additional district magistrate of Sivasagar in Assam has reinforced night curfew from 6 pm to 6 am in the 5 km belt in Assam side of Sivasagar district bordering Nagaland state.
According to a DIPR report, the district administration in an order said 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.
The order said movement of any person/group of persons/any vehicular traffics is prohibited during the period of night curfew.
However, magistrate, security personnel of army/CRPF/police, and civil officials deployed on duty have been exempted from the purview of the prohibitory order, the report added.
