No spraying colours on pedestrians: Mumbai police issues advisory for Holi celebrations
The Hindu
Mumbai police issue Holi celebration advisory to maintain public peace, forbidding color sprinkling and obscene behavior in public.
Mumbai police issued an advisory on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), concerning the rules and restrictions during the Holi celebration for maintaining public peace and safety in the city from March 12 till March 18.
According to the order, the advisory forbids citizens from sprinkling colours on pedestrians and singing obscene songs or utterances in public in order to prevent any incident of communal tension and breach of public peace.
Akbar Pathan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) issued the advisory, mentioning the violation of any restrictions will be booked under Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
The restrictions include use of gestures or mimetic representations, exhibition of pictures, symbols, placards which may offend the dignity, decency, or morality of an individual, throwing of balloons filled with any liquid.
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