Authorities in Ghaziabad and Noida imposed Section 144 of the CrPC as precautionary measure to curtail any violence by the supporters of convicted Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. Officials said that prohibitory order was imposed in view of the violence that broke out in Haryana, Punjab and
Delhi.
Ghaziabad District Magistrate (DM) Ministhy S Nair proclaimed the enforcement of the preventive measures in the district and said initially, the measures have been enforced for two weeks but would be reviewed in accordance of the developing situation.
Simultaneously the Gautam Budh Nagar district comprising Noida and Greater Noida have also been put under the same measures.
The District Magistrate BN Singh said prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been promulgated across the district as a preventive measure in view of development in the adjoining
Haryana. There is no specific time limit but the order will be reviewed accordingly,
the DM said as per
situation.