Section 144 of CrCP has been imposed in Baran to maintain communal harmony, District collector Indra Singh Rao said in a written statement on Thursday.
"Since I have been made aware that in view of the present circumstances, certain elements in Baran district may try to disturb communal harmony and disturb law and order. In this view, I have got this solution," said Rao.
"Prohibitory orders have been issued under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973," he said.