Prohibitory orders imposed in Doda as AAP MLA returns home district after 8 months in jail

Days after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court set aside the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Doda MP Mehraj Malik, the district administration on Sunday banned any gatherings in Doda for two months.

Referring to Article 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which prohibits gatherings of more than four people, Doda District Magistrate Krishan Lal said: “The administration has observed that some persons have alleged that they are planning demonstrations and trying to stir up gatherings which may lead to untoward incidents and disrupt public order.”