Shillong, May 9 -- The District Magistrates of East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya have imposed night curfews along the unfenced stretches of the Indo-Bangladesh border in a bid to curb infiltration, militant movement, and illegal cross-border activities.

In East Khasi Hills, District Magistrate RM Kurbah has enforced a curfew from 8 PM to 6 AM within a 1-kilometre radius of the international border.

The measure was taken in response to concerns over increased infiltration by members of banned militant groups, smugglers, and other criminal elements who may exploit the unfenced and porous terrain.

The curfew, issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), restricts the illegal crossing of ind...