Curfew was imposed on Sambalpur city on April 15 after sporadic overnight violence and the loss of life of a person below mysterious circumstances.
The violence got here after Friday night’s Hanuman Jayanti processions had been held below tight safety.
As a precautionary measure, the district administration has imposed curfew in Sambalpur city with speedy impact until additional orders, officers mentioned.
The Sambalpur sub-collector in a notification mentioned “a state of Curfew U/S- 144(1) CrPc is hereby declared … with immediate effect until further orders.” However, the notification mentioned that folks could exit and purchase important gadgets between 8.00 AM to 10.00 AM and three.30 PM to five.30 PM.
Sambalpur district collector Ananya Das mentioned that each one training establishments, enterprise institutions and authorities and personal workplaces had been to stay closed.
The collector additionally appealed to the folks to cooperate with the administration and guarantee early restoration of peace in the western Odisha metropolis.
DIG (North Central Range) Brijesh Kumar Rai added that the administration determined to clamp the curfew to revive peace and normalcy in the area following violence in the town on Friday night time.
