Banihal/Jammu- An FIR has been filed against BJP activists for allegedly organising a meeting in violation of lockdown restrictions in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
Several BJP activists, including a ‘mandal’ (unit) president and the district general secretary, were booked under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant) at Banihal police station on Friday, they said.
A police official said the activists organised a public meeting at Gugthal-Doolgam in violation of the restrictions in force to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only district in Jammu region which falls in the red zone , having recorded a total of 193 coronavirus cases.
While 37 patients have recovered, 156 others are still under treatment.
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