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GAURISAGAR: Additional District Magistrate, Sivasagar, Bidit Das promulgated a prohibitory order issued under Section 144 Cr PC on March 22 prohibiting the movement of two-wheelers with pillion ridings on any road, street, bye-lane, passage, thoroughfare, village paths, and tracks within Sivasagar district.
However, persons above 60 years of age, children below 12 years, women, all officers and employees of State Government, Central Government and police personnel on duty are exempted from the purview of pillion riding. This order has been passed in pursuance of information received that there is frequent movement of extremists and miscreants on two-wheelers with pillion rider, moving in the areas throughout the district of Sivasagar. Hence, apprehending the possibility of committing unlawful acts of terrorism and act of shooting, killing, extortion and looting by these anti-social elements, the prohibitory order has been imposed. The order has come into force with immediate effect and will remain in force for 60 days or until further order. Any violation of this order will be punishable under Section 188 IPC.
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