Hassan: Sakleshpur assistant commissioner Girish Nandan M imposed prohibitory order under Section 144 of the CrPC in three areas of Sakleshpur town till Thursday midnight. The step was taken as a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident during a protest rally organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal against cow slaughter.
According to the order passed by AC on Wednesday, co-convenor of the pro Hindu organisations Srijithgowda had submitted petition seeking permission to carry out protest rally “Kushalanagara chalo” through Kushalanagar extension, Premanagar, and Azad road areas to condemn cow slaughter and the subsequent blood discharge into the drains located in front of the houses of Hindus.
The police initially denied permission for the rally as Sakleshpur taluk is a very sensitive area. They had also received an intelligence report about a possible attempt to disturb the communal harmony in town.
However, the notice reportedly did not reach the organisers and so they they pasted it on the office door. In a bid to avoid any confusion, the taluk administration also decided to impose prohibitory order in those areas where the rally was to pass through.
“On Thursday, around 40 people took out a peaceful rally through some areas that were not brought under the prohibitory order. No untoward incident was reported,” said Girish Nandan.