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HC questions police ban on burning Pappanji at Fort Kochi Veli ground
The New Indian Express Kannur
|December 25, 2024
THE Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mattancherry, to explain under what provision the police issued an order directing the Gala de Fort Kochi Club to remove a nearly 50-ft-tall Pappanji (a giant effigy of an old man) erected at the Veli Ground in Fort Kochi, citing safety and security concerns.
The police also restrained the club from burning the effigy at midnight on December 31.
The court further instructed the club officials to submit documents proving that they had obtained permissions from the department of fire and rescue services and the Electrical Inspectorate.
During the hearing of the petition filed by the club challenging the police order, the court observed that it was unclear under what provision the police issued the restraining order.
This story is from the December 25, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Kannur.
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