114 nabbed for flouting Sec-144 in Peshawar

District administration Peshawar has arrested 114 persons and also sealed four schools in a crackdown against the violators of the Section 144 of the Criminal Procedural Code (CrPC) declared as precautionary measure to prevent the possible outbreak of the Coronavirus.
On the directives of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Mohammad Ali Asghar, the Assistant Commissioners (ACs) - Dr Ihtesham-ul-Haq, Nauman Ali Shah and Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC), Ishfaq Khan arrested 42 persons from Charsadda Road, Ring Road and G.T. Road for violation of the Section 144 while AC Islahuddin and AAC Habibullah taken into custody 34 persons from Dabgari Gardens, Ramdas and Kohat Road localities.
Similarly, AACs Shah Wazir and Gulshan Ara arrested 28 and 10 persons from Warsak Road and Saddar respectively. The personnel of both Pakistan Army and Police participated in the crackdown against the violators of the Section 144.