Ranchi district administration has made complete preparations for the Bakrid festival which will be celebrated on Saturday. A joint order has been issued by Ranchi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chhavi Ranjan and Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Surendra Kumar Jha for maintenance of law and order. During the festival, police officials and forces have been deputed to maintain law and order in the district.
Instructions have been given to take strict action against communal elements, organizations, in case of any tension arising out of falsehood and rumours during Bakrid. All the Block Development Officers, Zonal Officers and Stations In-charge of the district have been directed to take legal action against anti-social elements.
Ranchi District Panchayati Raj Officer, Virendra Kumar Chaubey has been deputed as the magistrate in-charge for operating the district control room. Along with this, the concerned officer has been directed to ensure the arrangement of fire, ambulance, traffic, cleanliness, drinking water, power supply and vehicle.
There is a guideline by the State Government not to conduct any religious programs to prevent infection with the Corona virus. It is forbidden to offer namaz in various Idgahs and Mosques on the occasion of Bakrid. During this time, shift wise duty of magistrates and police officials has been imposed near mosques in each police station area to maintain law and order and any emergency. Also, QRT has also been deputed in the district with anti-riot equipment.
A motorcycle squad has also been deployed at three places which will be deployed from 9 am to 4 am. Mini control rooms have been built in Ratu, Kanke, Doranda and Chanho for maintaining law and order.
Ranchi Superintendent of Police will be in charge of law and order in rural areas and City SP in rural and urban areas. Subdivision officers Sadar and Bundu will be in full charge of law and order in their respective areas.
Meanwhile, action will be taken against two more people by the Ranchi district administration for violating the home quarantine. Both of them are residents of South Office Pada, Doranda. Both came to Ranchi from other states.
Home Quarantine compliance by persons entering Ranchi District or City from other states is required. As per the direction of Ranchi DC investigation is being conducted to stay in home quarantine of persons entering Ranchi district or city from outside the State. When the district administration team arrived to check on their given address, both of them did not meet at their house.
An FIR will be lodged under the Disaster Management Act against SK Abdul Matin and Sushanta Kamalia on charges of violating the home quarantine. Additional District Magistrate, Akhilesh Sinha has directed to register an FIR against them.