Via PTI
KOLKATA: The placement in West Bengal’s Howrah district, which on Friday witnessed violent protests in opposition to arguable remarks of suspended BJP spokespersons, used to be non violent on Saturday morning whilst prohibitory orders beneath Segment 144 of CrPc remained imposed and web products and services suspended, officers mentioned.
Meeting of 5 or extra other folks in procession or sporting any unhealthy weapon or any act this is more likely to purpose disturbance to public tranquility and breach of peace is against the law in Uluberia, Panchla and Jagatballavpur spaces and alongside the railway stations and the nationwide freeway in those spaces from June 10-15, they mentioned.
Web products and services additionally remained suspended around the district and it’s going to proceed until June 13.
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“The placement in Howrah district is non violent. No incident of protest or violence has been reported since Friday evening. We now have deployed massive police contingents in delicate spaces,” a police officer instructed PTI.
Any incident of violence, protest or makes an attempt to dam roads or abate customary existence might be handled “very strictly”.
“We will be able to now not permit somebody to create disturbance within the district and make sure that peace prevails. We’re retaining a detailed watch at the state of affairs,” he mentioned.
Vehicular motion on Nationwide Freeway 16 and teach products and services are customary, whilst markets and different industry institutions are open, the IPS officer mentioned.
“We’re taking all precautionary measures and are in a position to care for any state of affairs,” he mentioned.
Protests erupted in different portions of Howrah district on Friday over arguable remarks by way of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled chief Naveen Jindal on Prophet Mohammad.
Agitators resorted to stone-pelting, surroundings police cars on fireplace and destructive public assets throughout violent protests and clashes with the police in Howrah district.