GUWAHATI : The Guwahati police administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and prohibited assembly of more than 5 persons in parts of Guwahati.
The order has been imposed in the entire East Police District and West Police District of Guwahati covering Dispur, Bharalumukh, Bhangagarh, Basistha, Hatigaon, Sonapur, Khetri, Bharalumukh, Fatasil Ambari, Gorchuk, Jalukbari,and Azara.
The decision has been made as some specified and unspecified persons or groups of persons or organizations or associations are likely to disturb the normal functioning of offices, movement of public, and flow of traffic in parts of Guwahati.
It has been apprehended that such groups are planning or carry out agitation or shouting of slogans which may cause a breach of peace and public order causing disturbance or interruption of peaceful movement of traffic and also normal functioning in Guwahati city