Silchar: Acting on intelligence warnings about possible extremist infiltration and unauthorised cross-border trade, the Cachar district administration has imposed strict night-time movement restrictions and commodity transport curbs along the Indo-Bangladesh border.

The measures, enforced under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), were ordered on Tuesday by District Magistrate Mridul Yadav, IAS, to safeguard law and order in sensitive border pockets.

Under the directive, no person is allowed to move within a one-kilometre belt along the border between sunset and sunrise. The same restrictions apply to the Surma River and its high banks, with additional curbs on boat operations. Fishing will be permitted only for local residents with prior approval from the Katigorah Circle Officer, coordinated with the lessee concerned, and notified to both the District Magistrate and the BSF’s 170th Battalion at Dholcherra.

The order also bans the transportation of certain essential commodities — including sugar, rice, wheat, edible oil, superior kerosene oil, and salt — during night hours within a five-kilometre belt of the district boundary. Limited exemptions will be allowed only after scrutiny by the Circle Officer and local supply officials, with relevant authorities informed.

Government employees on duty in border areas are exempt from the order, which takes effect immediately and will remain in force for two months unless withdrawn earlier.

“This is a precautionary measure to ensure peace, stability, and security along the border. The administration is committed to preventing any unlawful activities that could endanger the district’s law and order,” the DC said.

The move underlines Cachar’s zero-tolerance policy toward activities that threaten border security and public safety.

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