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Karimganj, Nov 24: The Karimganj administration implemented Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure along its border with Bangladesh to prevent the movement of subversive elements, which are likely to disrupt the law and order in the district.
Besides, it also aims to prevent incidents of cattle smuggling through the border areas of the district that may lead to chaos. The prohibitory order will remain in force for an indefinite period, the district magistrate said.
It bars people from moving along the border within a radius of five hundred metres between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. The district magistrate also barred the movement of people along the Kushiyara River and border fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Meanwhile, no person can operate any type of boat for fishing in the Kushiyara river without obtaining permission of the circle officers concerned (Karimganj, Badarpur, Patharkandi and Nilambazar circles) and approval from the district magistrate and BSF authorities.
The prohibitory order will also bar the movement of rickshaws, hand carts and other vehicles carrying rice, sugar, kerosene oil and other commodities within a radius of five kilometres from the international border between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
However, on-duty state and central government employees in the said areas will remain outside the purview of the prohibitory orders. “The order issued in public interest has come into effect in Karimganj district with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders,” it added.
