Overview
- Sub-Divisional Magistrate Prince Kumar issued the prohibition with immediate effect on January 2 under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
- The order bars trekking, camping, hiking and similar pursuits in specified high-altitude and forested zones of the Kokernag sub-division.
- The Larnoo Station House Officer has been directed to enforce the directive and regulate movement at checkpoints.
- Authorities warned that violations will invite legal action as per law.
- The move comes in the context of ongoing joint anti-terror operations in higher reaches of Poonch, Rajouri and Kishtwar, with the restricted sites serving as popular routes linking the Kashmir Valley with Kishtwar.