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Section 163 imposed, gatherings banned in Bowbazar
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News18•18-10-2026, 10:58
Section 163 imposed, gatherings banned in Bowbazar
- •Kolkata Police has imposed Section 163 in areas adjacent to Chorabagan in Bowbazar following the tragic stampede that claimed 19 lives.
- •The restriction bans illegal gatherings of five or more people from Sunday to Tuesday as issued by Police Commissioner Ajay Nanda.
- •Police Commissioner Nanda and Governor R.N. Ravi visited the injured patients at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital on Sunday morning.
- •A suo motu FIR has been registered against the organizers under multiple sections, and 14 individuals have been detained for questioning.
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Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 in parts of Bowbazar near Chorabagan to prevent any breach of peace, ensure public safety, and ban illegal gatherings following a tragic stampede incident that claimed 19 lives.
A suo motu FIR was registered against the organizers under Section 105 for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Section 110 for attempt to commit culpable homicide, and Section 3(5) for joint criminal acts under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The restrictions apply to sections of Colootola Street, College Street, Chittaranjan Avenue, and Eden Hospital Road near the Chorabagan Sarbajanin Puja pandal from Sunday to Tuesday, prohibiting assemblies of five or more people.
