PANAJI: The Goa government has invoked the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, for a period of three months, authorising the District Magistrates of North and South Goa to exercise powers under the Act amid rising crimes in the State.
According to an order issued by the Department of Home (General) on Wednesday, the District Magistrates may exercise powers under Section 3(2) of the NSA within their respective jurisdictions if deemed necessary. The order will come into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette.
The government has also constituted an Advisory Board under the NSA, chaired by former Bombay High Court Judge Justice Utkarsh Bakre, with Sayonara Telles Laad and Vandana Tendulkar as members.
