Baramulla: District administration in Baramulla has imposed a 25-hour restriction in Singhpora Tehsil of Pattan starting Sunday night as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, an official communiqué said.
In view of the prevailing circumstances and to maintain law and order, the Additional District Magistrate Baramulla Syed Altaf Hussain has imposed restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, it said.
It said these restrictions will be in force from 8.30 pm on Sunday to 9.30 pm on Monday in certain areas of Singhpora tehsil, sub division Pattan. The order has been issued as a “preventive measure to ensure peace, safeguard public life and property, and to avoid any untoward incidents”, the handout said, adding that the assessment of the current ground situation, recent developments, and reports of potential disturbances have necessitated this step to maintain law and order in the area.
During this period, no assembly or gathering of four or more persons shall be permitted in the designated areas. General public has been urged to cooperate and strictly abide by the restrictions.
