Jammu, Sep 28: DC Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma ordered a complete prohibition on the sale, possession and consumption of liquor within a radius of 500 metres of the Shree Sarthal Devi Mata Shrine in Sarthal area of the district.
Order is issued the ban order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, citing the religious, cultural and spiritual significance of the shrine and the need to preserve its sanctity and maintain peace and public order in the area.
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