The notices were issued under Section 107 of CrPC to prevent law and order problem after the toll plaza was raided on October 18.
The notices were issued under Section 107 of CrPC to prevent law and order problem after the toll plaza was raided on October 18.
Mangaluru Police on Saturday night served notices to Democratic Youth Federation of India state president Munir Katipalla and other activists who have called for storming the toll plaza at Surathkal on National Highway 66 (Kerala-Goa) on Tuesday, October 18. and physically remove it.
The notices under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were issued in light of the law and order problem following a call to remove the toll plazas on Tuesday. The activists have been asked to appear before Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Anshu Kumar on October 16 at 10 am and give an undertaking of good behaviour.
40 workers gave notice
Police Commissioner N. “This is a preventive action taken by the police on October 18 to avoid any possible law and order problem,” Shashi Kumar said. Hindu, The police had to physically deliver the notice at the homes of the workers as the latter refused to take it from the police station. He said that these notices have been issued to those who are leading the agitation on October 18 and also to those who are trying to mobilize people for the event.
Apart from Mr. Katipalla, notices were also served to over 40 workers including Pratibha Kulai, former councilor of Mangaluru Municipal Corporation from Surathkal area. The police gave the notice to Ms. Kulai around midnight, while Mr. Katipalla received it around 11.00 am.
No time limit for merger of toll plazas
With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) not announcing the exact date for closure of Surathkal toll plaza, Mr. Katipalla and persons who were part of the anti-toll anti-horata committee called for direct action to remove the toll plaza on October 18. . ,
The activists are demanding removal of toll as it is against the norm of having more than one toll plaza for a distance of 60 km. Though the NHAI has announced the merger of Surathkal toll plaza with Hejamadi toll plaza located on the same highway at a distance of about 9 km, the body has not given a definite date for the merger.
On October 14, Madan Mohan, Assistant Commissioner of Mangaluru Sub-Division and Assistant Commissioner of Police (North) held a meeting with the activists and later asked them to withdraw the direct action of removing the Surathkal toll plaza on October 18. The workers refused to do so. So