Hijab row: Prohibitory orders extended in M’luru till March 31

Bengaluru: The city police Commissioner Shahshi Kunar has extended prohibitory orders imposed within a radius of 200 meters of educational institutions in Mangaluru under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), till 6 pm on March 31.

The extension was to prevent any untoward incident on the premises of schools in view of the row over hijab.

The order restricts assembling five or more people at one place. No weapons should be carried in that area, no slogans that are provocative in nature can be shouted.