Security tightened ahead of 'Snana Purnima' festival in Puri: Sec-144 clamped

Bhubaneswar:  Security has been reinforced and prohibitory requests have been forced in parts of Odisha’s Puri town from Thursday night to forestall enormous assemblage of lovers on the event of Lord Jagannath’s ‘Snana Purnima’ celebration Friday in the midst of COVID-19 episode, authorities said.

While limitations under Section 144 of CrPC will stay in power from 10 PM Thursday till 2 PM Saturday in the shoreline sanctuary town of Odisha, an enormous unexpected of police was being sent to keep individuals from get-together close to the twelfth century place of worship, Puri gatherer Balwant Singh said.

In the wake of the COVID-19 episode, it has been concluded that no fan would be permitted during Lord Jagannath’s ‘Snana Purnima’ (washing celebration) and it would be watched uniquely within the sight of a predetermined number of servitors, he said Thursday.

An enormous number of fans visit the Lord Jagannath sanctuary in Puri consistently on the event of the celebration and the specialists requested that they watch the custom on TV this time as it will be broadcast live.

Giving subtleties of the security courses of action in front of the ‘Snana Purnima’ customs scheduled to start in the early long stretches of Friday, DIG of Police (Central Range) Asish Singh said 38 detachments of police – every unit comprising of around 33 work force – are being conveyed in Puri.