Kolkata Police Issues Section 144 For 60 Days Starting From THIS Date To Avoid ‘Violent Demonstrations’

The Kolkata Police have taken up this drastic measure based on intelligence inputs.

Kolkata Section 144: Section 144 of the IPC, prohibiting any unlawful assembly of five or more persons, has been ordered in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata for 60 days, from May 28, 2024, to June 26, 2024, or until further order.

The Kolkata Police have taken up this drastic measure based on information received from credible sources that “violent demonstrations” are likely to take place resulting in large-scale disturbances of the public tranquillity and breach of the peace.

This was conveyed on Friday by Vineet Goyal, the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata.

The Office of the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata has issued an order in this regard.

Here Is The Order

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“In exercise of the power conferred by Sub-Section(1) of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) read with the Sub-Section(3) of the said Section, I, Vineet Kumar Goyal, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata being an Executive Magistrate for the Metropolitan area of Kolkata as well as in the district of South 24 Parganas (within the limits of the suburbs of Kolkata falling under Kolkata police jurisdiction) do hereby prohibit for a period of 60 (Sixty) days from 28.05.2024 to 26.07.2024 or until further order, any unlawful assembly of 05 or more persons, carrying of lathi, any lethal or other dangerous weapons or doing of any act which is likely to cause breach of the peace and disturbances of the public tranquillity and disruption of vehicular traffic within the said area in the town of Kolkata,” said the order.

Section 144 will be in place from KC Das Crossing towards Victoria House and its vicinity except Bentic Street under Boubazar Police Station, Hare Street Police Station, and Kolkata Traffic Guard Headquarters.

No more than five people can gather anywhere in the concerned areas.