Meghalaya to carry out strict checking of people at checkpoints
Meghalaya is all set to carry out rigorous checking of people entering the state following the publication of the NRC complete draft in Assam. Superintendent of Police (infiltration), Debangshu Sangma, said that every person entering the state would be checked at the checkpoints. "At the checkpoints, the people need to show any identification document that proves that he is an Indian citizen," Sangma said.
People are getting detained at Assam checkpoints after NRC issue
The authorities have advised people to carry citizenship proof when they enter the state, failing which they will not be able to go beyond the seven checkpoints bordering Assam, Sangma said. Sangma's statement came in the wake of reports of people from neighboring Assam getting detained at the checkpoints, especially after the July 30 publication of the NRC complete draft in Assam.
Sangma denies claims of over 1,500 people detained at border-crossings
Sangma also denied claims made by the Khasi Students Union that over 1,500 doubtful citizens were detained at the border crossings. "It is not a fact. Less than 100 people have been stopped and sent back at the infiltration check gates since August-1," he said.
