Mumbai: Police on Friday imposed section 144 Criminal Code Procedure (CRPC) within Mumbai Comperctions forbid demonstrations and parade protests involving people and vehicles over the next two days, said an official.
Orders, issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), will be valid for 48 hours on Saturday and Sunday, he said.
“It has been issued to prevent the danger of human life from the new Omicron variant Covid-19 and threats to the legal and order situation against the background of violence that occurred in Amravati, Malegaon and Nanded,” he said.
Violators will be punished under section 188 of the Indian criminal code and other legal provisions, which are ordered.