Agnipath protests: Sec 144 imposed in Gurugram as precautionary measure

Gurugram: The Gurugram district administration has imposed Section 144 as a precautionary measure even though no fresh protest was reported here on Friday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers.
Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav said the order was issued as protests were likely to spread to the second day here and that the administraton anticipated angry crowd at railway stations, bus stands, markets, national highways and power grids among other places in the district.
“This may have created obstruction, disturbance or interference in the maintenance of law and order,” he said.
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Any person found guilty of violation shall be prosecuted and punished as per law, the order mentioned.
Some youths reportedly tried to interrupt rail service near Haily Mandi, but were stopped by the police before they could reach the railway track, officials said.