District police have filed a case against Vishwakarma Shilpkar Manch (VSM) for conducting a rally in support of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) without taking prior permission from the administration.
As per the information provided by the office of Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), the case has been filed against 120 people involved in the rally in which 14 people have been named.
The names include Reena Goyal, founder of VSM, Aman Singh Chauhan, Poonam Verma, Gaur Singh Negi, Diwan Singh Bisht, Krishna Das, Vikram Singh Bisht, Aman Chauhan Vakeel, Aditya Verma, Sanjay, Virendra, Manisha Swami, Suman and Ful Kumar. The case has been filed under the sections 143, 145, 186 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Dehradun SSP Arun Mohan Joshi has stated that strict actions will be taken against those undertaking any protest march and demonstration that is conducted without securing necessary permission from the administration.
It is pertinent to mention here that unplanned or without permission rallies often disrupt routine traffic management and law and order situation of the city.