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12 Booked in UP's Sultanpur for Loud Music During Ganesh Immersion Procession
- •Police in Sultanpur, UP, registered cases against 12 individuals, including music-system operators, for allegedly playing loud music during a Ganesh immersion procession on September 26.
- •The accused reportedly used high-volume sound systems from Shahganj Ghantaghar to the bus stand in Nagar Kotwali area, causing inconvenience to pedestrians, shopkeepers, and patients.
- •Despite police instructions to lower the volume, the music allegedly continued at high levels.
- •Police documented the incident with videography and photography.
- •Cases have been filed under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and the Environment (Protection) Act.
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Police registered cases against 12 individuals, including music-system operators, for allegedly playing high-volume music during a Ganesh immersion procession on September 26. The loud music caused significant inconvenience to pedestrians, shopkeepers, and patients along the route from Shahganj Ghantaghar to the Nagar Kotwali area bus stand.
The accused have been booked under sections 223(B), 292, and 293 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Additionally, charges were filed under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and the Environment (Protection) Act.
Police personnel instructed the music-system operators to lower the volume, but the high-volume music allegedly continued despite these direct orders. Law enforcement also documented the incident by videographing and photographing the actions taken on the spot.
