Section 144 imposed in Amravati after violence erupts in protest rallies

 

On Saturday, Amravati's guardian minister Yashomati Thakur informed that Section 144 has been imposed in Amravati in view of violence during protests against Tripura violence.

As per the order issued on Saturday by the Amravati Police Commissionerate, the curfew has come into effects in the limits of the city and will remain in force till further order is issued.

The order was issued by officiating police commissioner Sandip Patil under sections 144(1), (2), (3) of the CrPC.

  • Expect for medical emergencies, people are not allowed to come out of their houses. Similarly gathering of five or more people at one place is prohibited.

Here is what happened in Amravati:

A mob hurled stones and damaged shops at various places in Amravati city of Maharashtra on Saturday during a Bandh organized by a saffron body, promoting the police to lathi charge the protestors.

The violence occured during the Bandh against Friday's stone pelting incidents during rallies held by Muslim organisations in various districts in protest against Tripura communal violence.

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