Come this New Year’s Eve, Mumbai will be guarded like a fortress with more than 35,000 police personnel guarding the city to make certain no untoward incident happens and to sustain law and order in the city, mentioned a senior police official.
In the light of the evening curfew imposed in the city, restricting movement of 5 or more persons or a gathering involving 11 pm and 6 am, police mentioned that the current nakabandis will be manned by the complete police force, along with added force pooled in from the Quick Response Team (QRT), Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) amongst other folks.
Mumbaikars can love the New Year’s Eve celebrations till 11 pm as following that the parties, hotels and other recreational establishments will shut, adhering to the evening curfew, mentioned Vishwas Nangre Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order).
People located flouting the guidelines or violating the prohibitory orders will be facing strict action, added Patil. Hotels, restaurants and other recreational establishments have been asked to shut down at 11 pm sharp and action will be taken against owners who violate the norm, mentioned an official.
Adequate police safety will be deployed along with the QRT, BDDS and anti-eve teasing squad, a drive performed by the site visitors police amid the evening curfew bandobasts underway across the city.
Meanwhile, police have not permitted parties on boats and terraces. Police mentioned they would appear out for drunken driving and penalise any person carrying alcohol with no permit. People are anticipated to collect at Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu, Gorai and Madh Island regions in tiny groups of much less than 4 persons from evening onwards regardless of these restrictions. But the police will not let crowding at these areas, police mentioned.
Mumbaikars, having said that, can travel in automobiles, on motorcycles and get out for the duration of the evening curfew hours, but not in an assembly of more than 5 men and women. Clarifying the confusion more than restrictions for the duration of the evening curfew, Patil had mentioned, “The curfew is for your security and wellness and restrictions are only on the gathering of 5 or more persons from 11 pm to 6 am. All business enterprise activities of evening shifts will be permitted except the establishments utilized for entertainment or recreational activities. All vital services are permitted. People can travel on 2 and 4 wheelers (not more than 4 persons in one particular 4 wheeler).”