HILARIOUS: DM bans entry of outsiders in Doda for 2 months over Braid Chopping
TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/21/2017 1:25:00 AM
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JAMMU: In a bizarre incident, the District Magistrate of Doda has barred the outside labourers and strangers from entering the district for two months, a decision which the district administration said it was 'compelled to take' in view of rising terror of braid chopping in the region.
District Magistrate Bhawani Rakhwal besides ordering an immediate two-month ban on the entry of such people, also directed to police register all outsiders in their respective jurisdiction. However, he said that they can enter the district only after taking permission from the police station or police post of the area concerned.
The move comes as the mysterious braid-cutting incidents continue to spread scare in the hilly district. Around 14 cases of braid-chopping have been reported in the last 10 days from different parts of the district.
The official order, a copy of which is presented here, reads, "I, District Magistrate Doda Bhawani Rakhwal authorized by section 144 of CrPC , do hereby impose ban on the entry of strangers/unknown persons, pheriwalas, baazigars, Pathans, scent sellers, sadhus, beggars, babas, labourers and street hackers from outside the state without prior permission of the magistrate for period of two months."
"As braid-chopping incidents were being reported from across the district, sending the entire administration into a tizzy as a wave of terror spread the entire area, especially among the women folk, the administration was compelled to take the decision," it read.
"As a precaution, the entry of strangers, including feriwalas, unknown persons, baazigars, scent sellers, beggars, outside labourers and street hawkers, has been banned in the district for a period of two months," the order said.
The News Now's efforts to reach out to Bhawani Rakwal were proved as he didn't pick up our calls.
At least three dozen cases have been reported to the Doda Police, including six from Bhadarwah,four from Assar ,three from Khara , three from Charlla , three from Doda, One from Marmat and two from Gandoh during past three weeks.