Administration and police are leaving no stone unturned to maintain law and order situation during the bandh called by several organization on April 10.
District collector has imposed section 144 of the CrPC (Prohibitory orders), banning any sort of gathering, demonstration or procession. Besides, strict vigil is being maintained on social media to avoid any untoward incident.
The meeting in which Bhopal IG Jaideep Prasad and Bhopal Division Commissioner Ajatshartu Shrivastava were present claimed that their arrangement for handling any situation has been completed.
Around 4,000 police personnel of district police force, 1000 personnel of RAF and two companies of SAF have been pressed into service to maintain law and order situation and handle any emergency.
The north and south divisions of police have conducted flag march on Monday. Senior officials at the meeting made it clear that involvement of Govt employees in the shutdown would attract action of strict nature. DIG Bhopal Dharmendra Choudhary said that circulating, posting and sharing over social media, the messages that could disturb law and order situation, would be treated as offence and action would be taken under section 188 of the IPC.
The Whatsapp monitoring cell would be active to keep eye on social media and would provide details to DSB team, concerned police station incharge and senior officials, he added.
District Education Officer has communicated to all the schools regarding the decisions taken during the meeting to review law and order and issuing important instructions to head of departments. The district magistrate has imposed section 144 of the CrPC in Bhopal district and during which unnecessarily no person should be present inside or near premises.
The instructions of closing of schools by 1 pm and special attention to be paid on the security of students have been given by DEO.
Strict instructions of not assembly of students outside school and closing schools before 1 pm have been laid by Bhopal division commissioner during the meeting.