Delhi police commissioner granted detaining power under NSA
New Delhi, Jan 18: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has granted power of detaining authority to the Delhi Police Commissioner under the National Security Act, according to a notification.
The NSA allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order, sources said.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3, read with clause (c) of Section 2 of the National Security Act, 1980, the Lt Governor pleased to direct that during the period January 19 to April 18, the Delhi Police Commissioner may also exercise the powers of detaining authority under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the aforesaid Act, the notification stated.
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The
notification
has
been
issued
on
January
10
following
the
approval
of
the
LG.
It
comes
at
a
time
when
the
national
capital
has
been
witnessing
a
number
of
protests
against
the
Citizenship
Amendment
Act
(CAA)
and
the
National
Register
of
Citizens
(NRC).
However, the Delhi Police said it is a routine order that has been issued in every quarter and has nothing to do with the current situation.