Section 144 / 163

5 Aug 2019

In power

BJP — Jammu and Kashmir (President’s Rule)

Acted

State government, Jammu and Kashmir

Under

Section 144 CrPC (orders by District Magistrates restricting movement and public gatherings, as recorded by the Supreme Court)

District Magistrates imposed restrictions on movement and public gatherings under Section 144 CrPC, as recorded by the Supreme Court. A J&K government statement on the night of 4 August said there would be no movement of public in Srinagar district and all educational institutions would stay closed. PTI, as carried by The Wire, reported that the Srinagar orders banned assembly of more than four people, that similar orders were imposed in Jammu district, and that night curfew was imposed in Kishtwar and Rajouri districts and the Banihal area. The Srinagar district administration posted that restrictions under Section 144 had been imposed and that there were no curfew orders anywhere; The Indian Express reported that residents were not allowed outside their neighbourhoods and that curfew passes were not being issued. Before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor General said individual movement had never been restricted, that restrictions were never imposed in Ladakh, and that they were being relaxed gradually. On 16 August 2019 Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said no lives had been lost since the restrictions began; AFP reported a family's account that a 62-year-old man died from tear gas fired by security forces (see figures). [3][1][2][5][4][7][8][6]

• none deaths or serious injuries since the restrictions began, as of 16 August 2019, said Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam (press conference, as reported by AP) [7]
• none loss of life or major injury since 5 August 2019, as of 16 August 2019, said Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam (press conference, as reported by The Quint) [8]
• 1 (Sidiq Khan, 62) death alleged to have been caused by tear gas fired by security forces, by 18 August 2019, said his nephew Muddasir Ahmed, to AFP [6]

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