In order to maintain peace in Haridwar district, section 144 has been implemented in Roorkee from 5 PM on March 8 till 5 PM on March 11. Following this, four or more people will not be allowed to gather in one place in Roorkee area of Haridwar district.
The order has been issued by the Roorkee sub divisional magistrate Namami Bansal.The occasion of Holika Dahan will be celebrated on March 9 while the festival of Holi will be celebrated on March 10. As per reports of the intelligence department, some mischevious and anti-social elements may attempt to disturb the peace on the festive occasions in Roorkee.
Taking cognisnace of these inputs, the Roorkee SDM has issued an order using the powers conferred under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to maintain law and order in Roorkee. It will be recalled that last year some undesirable incidents had taken place in the rural areas of Haridwar district. Considering that, police force has been deployed in such areas and peace meetings are also being held in areas under jurisdiction of various police stations.
The Haridwar senior superintendent of police Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S said that considering experience of the past year, police force has been posted in sensitive areas and peace meetings are also in progress.