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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Mar 15: City police held a route march on Tuesday Match 15, ahead of the Karnataka High Court verdict on the hijab matter.
The police force will march from circuit house and proceed towards KSRTC, Lalbagh, PVS and Hampankatta. The route march is being held to maintain law and order.
Police commissioner N Shashi Kumar briefed the personnel prior to the route march. He said, “The final verdict over the Hijab matter will be announced today. The deputy commissioner has announced holiday for school and colleges. Section 144 has been imposed and gatherings and protests are restricted.
“Our duty is to only implement section 144. There is no need of making students, teachers and political leaders understand about the verdict. If there are any untoward incidents, the police personnel need to bring it to the notice of the inspector or higher ranked officers,” he said.
The police commissioner also highlighted the fact that people in the district have cooperated peacefully during the hijab row.