C’garh DMs allowed to invoke preventive detention under NSA
District Collectors in Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh have been
empowered to order preventive detention under the National Security Act
to maintain public peace and ward off any possible threat to the
security of the state. The directive, issued last week by Home
Department, allows the District Magistrates to exercise powers allocated
within sub-section-3 of Section-2 of NSA from July 1 to September 30,
an official statement said here today. “The state government has
directed Collectors in all 27 districts to take necessary action under
the provisions of National Security Act, 1980 in order to maintain law
and order situation,” the statement said.
The provision says the Centre or the state government may, if
satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preventing him
from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the state or
from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order
or from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies
and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do, make
an order directing that such person be detained. As per the
notification, the government has received reports that some anti-social
elements are either active or are on the verge to become active to
disturb communal harmony, public order and security. “Keeping in view
the same, the government has come to a conclusion that it would be
necessary to exercise powers within this Act and hence the Collectors
have been authorised with it. If they find anything fishy or suspicious
they can take necessary action under it,” the statement added.
MOBILE APP TO GATHER INFO AGAINST NAXALS
For strengthening information network on Naxal front, Chhattisgarh
police has launced a special mobile application dedicated for collecting
information related with Naxals. The application ‘Chhattisgarh Police’
was launched by Director General of Police AN Upadhyay on
Saturday.According to police the 1.8 MB app which is for android
platform is available on ‘Google Play store’ and anyone can download it.
Any person can share the photographs, audio-visual or voice message
regarding any Naxal with police while concealing his/her identity
through this app.
The app has been developed with joint effort of anti-naxal wing of
the police headquarters and Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion
Society (CHiPS). The DGP called on people of Chhattisgarh to provide
more and more information to police through this mobile app. This effort
of Chhattisgarh police during the digital India week will defiantly
help people who are willing to help police without revealing their
identity, he added.The launching of app was marked with presence of
Additional Director General of Police RK Vij, Inspector General of
Police (IGP) Dipanshu Kabra, AIG Anand Chhabra, and Additional
Superintendent of Police Neethu Kamal and others.
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