India, April 9 -- The Gurugram district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in Manesar and adjoining areas following a "mass strike by thousands of factory workers", officials said on Wednesday.

The order, issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, was signed on Tuesday but made public on Wednesday night. It was enforced after police flagged concerns over a potential disturbance to public peace and law and order. According to the order, there were apprehensions of "public peace and tranquillity getting disturbed, causing tension, obstruction or injury to persons and risk of agitators or anti-social elements blocking roads leading to disruption of traffic flow."

Acting on the police communication, Gurug...