A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.(noun)
A roadblock.(noun)
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Use "nakabandi" in a sentence
"The police closed all roads to Koregaon Park area and a nakabandi has been ordered across the city. ‘‘We suspect foreigners could be involved in this blast, †™ †™ said special secretary"
"Mumbai: In an ironic but cruel twist of fate, a traffic cop out to check drunk driving and a biker who had been stopped at a nakabandi set up to apprehend those driving under the"
"On Thursday too, day long nakabandi was carried out."