Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code has been extended till the midnight of July 2 in Bantwal, Belthangady, Sullia and Puttur taluks. The orders have been imposed for maintaining law and order following the recent communal clashes and a murder in Bantwal.
In his order, Deputy Commissioner K.G. Jagadeesha has said that the prohibitory orders will be in force in the four taluks of Dakshina Kannada between midnight June 30 and midnight July 2. Prohibitory orders in Mangaluru taluk ended at midnight on Friday.