Pune: District collector issues prohibitory order, no outsider allowed to visit Jaystambh on Jan 1
The order mentions that a 'symbolic' programme, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, will be held at the Jaystambh that day. Only those with passes issued by Pune Rural Police would be allowed to attend the programme.
Updated: December 25, 2020 9:20:27 am
On January 1, 2020, an estimated 8 lakh people had visited the war memorial. (Express file photo by Arul Horizon)
After an appeal to local residents and a government notification urging people to not visit the Jaystambh on January 1 next year, Pune District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh on Thursday issued a prohibitory order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, as per which no outsider would be allowed to visit the war memorial in Perne village between 12 pm on December 30 to 6 pm of January 2, 2021.