Three booked for installing loudspeakers at religious places against norms

Three persons were booked for allegedly installing loudspeakers at religious places against the norms here, police said on Friday.

An FIR was registered Hafiz Dawood, Hafiz Javed and Ganga Prasad, the caretakers of three religious places, at Pahasu police station on Wednesday night, they said.

Two loudspeakers each were installed at these religious places in Tiyori village on Wednesday evening against the norms set by the government and the Pollution Control Board to control noise pollution, police said.

Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said as per the instructions of the court, a campaign is being run to remove the unauthorised loudspeakers and limit the volume of others so that those outside the premises of the religious places are not disturbed.