bundobust

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbəndəbʌst/
(also bandobast /ˈbandəbʌst, ˈbʌndəbast/)

noun

[mass noun] Indian
  • arrangements or organization: why all these big crowds and strict police bundobust, he wondered

Origin:

Urdu, from Persian band-o-bast 'tying and binding'