Assam: District Admin Imposes Section 144 In Sivasagar, Sale of Tobacco Products Banned

Sivasagar: In a bid to avert any untoward incident, the district administration has imposed section 144 CRPC and a night curfew along the state border with Nagaland.

As per the official statement by the district administration on Friday, the restrictions will be in force for the next 60 days or until further notice.

The movement of any person or group and motor vehicle is prohibited within a radius of 5 km from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM on the border.

The administration has also warned of strict action against the violator of prohibitory orders under section 188 of the IPC.

''Gathering of five or more people in public places, meetings, processions, dharnas, rallies by a group of individuals or organisations, affixing of any kind of posters, banners on any wall, the boundary of government, semi-government or private residence, etc and writing obscene or derogatory words and slogans are strictly prohibited during this period, '' the notification read.

Apart from these, the district administration has also banned pillion riding in two-wheelers citing the possibility of anti-social and extremist activities, firing, murder, kidnapping, or extortion.

However, people above 60 years of age, children below 12 years of age, women, government officials, and police personnel are exempted from the ban.

The administration has also banned the production and sale of plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns. The sale of tobacco products has been banned in the entire district.

The production and sale of plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns and the sale of tobacco products have been banned in the entire district, as per the order.

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