The festivities during Holi usually meant boisterous crowds having rowdy and rude celebrations. But this year, the festival of colours had a different shade in Ranchi, as the city police officials stated. As they declared, apart from a few incidents, Holi went by peacefully in the city.
This Holi, no cases rash or drunken driving were registered across the city. Contrary to the usual convention, no drivers were arrested or fined for violating traffic rules this year.
"Unlike the usual trend, we did not get any case of drunken driving this Holi. No vehicles were impounded or drivers detained or fined this Thursday on the occasion of Holi. No cases of violation of traffic rules were registered on Holi. As far as traffic was concerned, Holi was peaceful in the city this year," stated Traffic DSP RN Singh.
Drunken clashes among were common in the city groups during the Holi festivities, but no major cases of conflicts were reported in the city this time. Apart from minor quarrels, everything was calm, as the police officials reported.
"As far as I can recall, no major case was registered in any police station across the city this Holi. We did encountered minor arguments at some places, but they were sorted out instantly. On a whole, no untowardly incident on a major scale occurred in the city," informed City SP Vipul Shukla.
Groups of anti-social elements which created nuisance during this joyous festival used to be a matter of discomfort for law and order bodies, but even such groups restrained themselves this year.
No incidents of disturbance by such groups were observed during the day. The City SP said, "This year, everyone enjoyed the festival of colours without any troubling news. It is a great relief to us that everything went by peacefully."