Noida: Police imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in Gautam Budh Nagar till April 5 amidst the corona scare. The move came after the fourth positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the district on Wednesday.
As per Section 144, no social, political, cultural, religious, sports and business gatherings will not be allowed in Gautam Budh Nagar from March 19.
The police department requested every resident of the district to inform the administration about anyone who comes from abroad.
The police can take a legal action under Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (Negligently act known to be likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life) and 270 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life ) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against those who are coming from abroad and not informing the authority.
