According to an official order, authorities in Manipur’s Churachandpur district have placed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Samhita in the district headquarters town for three days beginning Wednesday evening to prevent probable violence.
The superintendent of police’s office has reported that there is a major concern about a breakdown of law and order in the entire town, which will jeopardize public peace and serenity.
The prohibitory orders will be in effect from 6 PM of Wednesday and “shall remain in force till 5 AM of 18 October 2024, or until further orders, prohibiting the unauthorised procession or unlawful assembly of five or more persons and carrying arms/ other instruments which can be used as weapons including sticks rods and stones,” the order said.
A district official said that the move was necessary to pre-empt the possible clash among volunteers or groups in Churachandpur town.
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Source: NDTV
