Srinagar, April 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday organised an awareness programmes on new criminal laws in Sopore sub-district.
The programmes were held at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Sopore and Government Higher Secondary School Dangiwacha Rafiabad.
The programmes focused on educating students about the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act, respectively.
The programmes are designed for students, particularly those in higher secondary schools, to educate them about the new laws and their implications, a police statement said.
It said the objective of hol...