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Man Made Disaster: Water Distress In Marathwada Led To Imposition Of Section 144 To Avoid Water Riots
It was disheartening to see Section 144 of IPC being imposed in Latur (district of Maharashtra) to avoid any law and order problem, possibly fearing “water-riots”....
