Section 144 In Hyderabad

City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Wednesday ordered the imposition of Section 144 in the city limits, from June 13 to 15.

"Reliable information has been placed before me that some unsocial elements, under the guise of agitators, are planning to cause harm to persons and public properties, and trying to create disturbances, affecting public peace and order in Hyderabad City," the Commissioner, said in his order.

Therefore, under Section 144, he has prohibited every kind of procession, dharna, rally or public meetings. Individuals / groups of individuals have been prohibited from making any speech or gesture, or displaying pictures, symbols, placards, flags etc., that is/are likely to create animosity or hatred between different communities or individuals, or is likely to cause disturbance to the public peace and order in the limits of Hyderabad City.

However, Friday prayers on June 14th have been exempted from this order.

Section 144 In Cyberabad Limits, Too

In view of the Chalo Assembly call given by the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (TPJAC), Cyberabad Police Commissioner C V Anand on Wednesday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 Cr Pc.

Therefore, assembly of 5 or more persons is prohibited in the limits of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, till 6am on June 15th.

Further, 20 people have been arrested by the Cyberabad police, and 250 persons have been bound over. (INN)