DC Srinagar bans begging, violators to be arrested

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 23: The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar today banned the begging at public, religious and other places in Srinagar and Budgam districts and directed police to strictly follow the order and arrest violators.
The DC Srinagar, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar and SSP Budgam to implement the order in letter and spirit and report the number of such arrests on daily basis.
The begging is a big menace in Srinagar as large numbers of beggars with disabilities are being brought to the summer capital for begging by mafia. These beggars are being dropped by the mafia at various places across Srinagar in the morning especially at foot paths, traffic lights, outside religious and other places where large numbers of people visit daily.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar while invoking the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Beggary Act, I960 issued an order for arrest of violators of the act.  “…being an offence under that Act, it is imperative that strict necessary action under law be initiated against the offenders”, reads the order.
“Any persons soliciting alms in a public place, or in or about a mosque, temple or other places whether or not under any pretence, entering on any private premises for the purpose of soliciting alms, exposing or exhibiting with the object of obtaining or extorting arms, any sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease whether of human being or an animal, having no visible means of subsistence and wandering about or remaining in public place or in a temple, mosque or other place of worship in such condition or manner as makes it like that the person doing so exists by soliciting arms and allowing himself to be used as an exhibit for the purpose of soliciting arm, does not include soliciting money or fee or gift for a purpose authorized by law are authorized in the prescribed manner by the District Magistrate, shall be immediately arrested under Section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Beggary Act 1960 read with Section 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, SVT 1989,” the order copy reads.
The order states that it has been observed that off late there is proliferation of beggars on the streets of Srinagar which creates massive nuisance for the general public.
The order further reads that being an offence under the Act, it is imperative to take strict action under law be initiated against the offenders.

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