Samikhsya Bureau
Odisha Director General of Police B K Sharma has instructed all District Police Superintendents and Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner to curb forcible collection of donation with an iron hand during the festive season and take all precautionary measures for smooth and incident free celebration of festival.The DGP in its instruction said the festival season has begun in the state with the celebration Sri Ganesh Puja and it will continue till Baliyatra and Kartikeswar Puja.
He said anti-socials and mischief mongers try to create disturbances in society in the name of religion and festival by forcible collection of donation (chanda) during the period. Since it sometimes causes serious law and order situation in the state the SPs have been asked to take action against the mischief mongers involved in forcible collection of donation in different parts of the state. As per the report received in the State Police Hdqrs, Police have registered five cases and arrested 13 persons in different parts of the state since the order issued on September one last.
