Meerut Police officer warns of passport cancellations if namaz is offered on roads
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A police officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Friday warned Muslim worshippers not to offer namaz on roads, saying that the passports of those who violate the guideline would be cancelled, The Times of India reported.
“There should be no namaz on roads, and if someone is still found flouting the rule, their passports will be cancelled, among other actions, against these violators,” Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Pandey said that there are 544 mosques and 146 eidgahs in Meerut district and the management committees of all of them have agreed to comply with the rules.
The senior superintendent of police said that while there was no provision on the cancellations of passports, the police could “conduct inquiry against the violators about their criminal antecedents, which can lead to the cancellation”, The Times of India reported.
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh: SSP Avinash Pandey says, "...Prayers will not be allowed on roads. Strict action, including passport cancellation and whatever possible legal action can be taken, will be initiated against violators..." pic.twitter.com/MevTzudTNd
— IANS (@ians_india) March 13, 2026
Pandey later told the newspaper that he had not said anything new, but had only reiterated orders from previous years.
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