The Manipur government on Tuesday night instructed the Deputy Commissioners of two districts, Pherzawl and Jiribam, to impose a night curfew and bolster security and vigilance in anticipation of a flood of refugees from Bangladesh, which has been rocked by violence.
The Joint Secretary of the Home Department stated in his instruction that there is a possibility of a migration of persons from Bangladesh into Manipur because of the current state of law and order in that nation.
“Strict precautionary measures need to be taken to prevent the influx of illegal migrants,” the order stated, requesting that night curfews be implemented by the Deputy Commissioners of the two affected districts in addition to other preventative measures like district police and other security forces keeping a strict vigil along the borders at all times. As a result, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) night curfew was enforced by the Deputy Commissioners of the districts of Pherzawl and Jiribam.
Manipur has no international borders with Bangladesh but 398 kilometers with Myanmar. However, the state and southern Assam—which borders Bangladesh—share interstate borders.
Meghalaya, Bangladesh’s neighbor by 445 kilometers, also enforced a curfew at night on Monday. Prestone Tynsong, the deputy chief minister of Meghalaya, stated that the night curfew will prohibit anyone from moving beyond 200 meters from the zero line.