Noida Police in Uttar Pradesh impose Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and order that no unpermit religious activity, such as namaz, puja or processions, would be carried out at public places and roads across Noida and Greater Noida.
In unavoidable situations, permission for holding such activities would have to be taken from the commissioner of police or the additional commissioner of police or the deputy commissioners of police concern of the three zones of the Gautam Buddh Nagar district.
दिनांक 20.07.2023 से होने वाले मोहर्रम जुलूस तथा 28.07.2023 से एशियाई जूनियर एथलीटी 2023 के दृष्टिगत 20.07.2023 से 03.08.2023 तक धारा-144 द0प्र0सं0 लागू की जाती है। pic.twitter.com/PRPywcre8t
— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR (@noidapolice) July 19, 2023
According to an official order issue by Additional DCP (law and order) Hirdesh Katheriya, the restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC will remain in place for 15 days till 3rd August 2023.
The restrictions in Noida have place in view of the Muharram, the Asian Junior And Youth Championship 2023, which will have participants from foreign countries, a farmers’ protest, and competitive examinations in the district during the period.
Here’s what’s allow and what’s not allow
- Nobody can form an assembly or carry out a procession or be a part of an assembly having more than five people in any public place, without prior permission from the CP, Additional CP or the DCPs concerned.
- Flying drones above or within a one-km radius of government offices will remain completely banned.
- Using such unmanned aerial vehicles for photography or video-recording at other locations will also require police permission.
- At public places and roads, namaz or puja or processions or any other religious activity will remain totally prohibited.
- In unavoidable situations, permission for holding such activities would have to be taken from the commissioner of police or the additional commissioner of police or the deputy commissioners of police concern of the three zones of the Gautam Buddh Nagar district.
- Religious activities would not be held at any controversial place where there has not a tradition of offering prayers and no one should encourage others to do so.
- To prevent hurting the sentiments of any community, no one is allow to take pigs, dogs, or any stray animals near religious places or on routes of permit processions during religious gatherings.
