Srinagar: Ahead of the coming Assembly elections in, District Magistrate Srinagar has issued prohibitory orders for carrying licenced arms within the district till the completion of elections.
In an order, district magistrate Srinagar Dr Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat said the directive has been issued under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita of 2023.
“I Dr Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat, IAS, District Magistrate, Srinagar do hereby issue Prohibitory Orders under Section 163 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita of 2023 and impose complete ban on carrying of licensed arms within the district till the completion of election process,” said the order.