Imphal, Oct 17: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday described sheltering of illegal immigrants as the “biggest threat” to the state and announced that a “house to house survey” would be conducted soon to identity such people.
Talking to reporters, Singh said steps will be initiated against those locals who are allowing such foreigners to live in their houses on rent.
Altogether 613 people have been arrested in the last 4-5 days for violating Inner Line Permit (ILP) norms, the chief minister said.
The ILP is an official document issued by the government to grant inward travel of a person into a protected area for a limited period. The ILP regime came into force in Manipur in 2021.
“The recent operations related to Inner Line Permit defaulters were necessitated after many of those entering the state with ILP could not be traced later from the phone numbers they had provided while entering the state,” Singh said, adding that identifying illegal immigrants has become a huge problem.
“A house-to-house survey will be conducted to find out illegal immigrants. Appropriate actions will be taken against any landlord who shelters illegal immigrants at their place,” the CM said.
