GURUGRAM: New Year's eve celebrations had been by means of and massive peaceful in Gurgaon barring a few stray incidents on MG Road, the place police needed to lodge to a gentle lathi-charge to chase away revellers.
Three residents of Hisar had been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with some policemen on accountability.
As MG Road was once declared a no-entry zone for cars for around nine hours, it led to massive site visitors snarls in areas around Iffco Chowk, Bristol Chowk and Sikanderpur Road.
Outside Sahara Mall, a few young people allegedly attacked some policemen around 2am after being denied entry for now not having legitimate ID cards. When things spun out of regulate, the police resorted to a gentle baton-charge.
In a pub on the mall, police chased away a group of youths with lathis after a tender man allegedly misbehaved with a lady, leading to a ruckus. MG Road, the hub of party dens, was once largely peaceful until around middle of the night, when it witnessed a few skirmishes here and there.
Some people claimed that the trainee law enforcement officials who had been referred to as to man the crowd were given "over-excited" and used lathis with none provocation.
"Yes, some people did try to create nuisance, but the police targeted everybody. The trainee cops were treating it as some hunt game. They used sticks on innocent people as well. Seeing the commotion, we returned from outside Sahara Mall," said a resident. The huge footfall resulted in hundreds of people being stranded on MG Road for hours as they scrambled for buses and cars.
"It took me three hours to get a cab. I was stranded outside the mall as the police chased those trying to create ruckus down the road. This is unacceptable. If they make roads vehicle-free, there should be proper arrangements of alternate transport. I had a woman friend along with me and she was anxious to the core until we managed to get a cab," said a reveller.
Though most of the watering holes close down on the stipulated time, liquor endured to be sold during the backdoor. "We ensured the celebrations were peaceful in the city. Yes, there were one or two small incidents, but they were handled in the best possible manner. We had a no-tolerant attitude towards hooliganism on roads," said Anil Yadav, ACP (DLF), Gurgaon.
Three residents of Hisar had been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with some policemen on accountability.
As MG Road was once declared a no-entry zone for cars for around nine hours, it led to massive site visitors snarls in areas around Iffco Chowk, Bristol Chowk and Sikanderpur Road.
Outside Sahara Mall, a few young people allegedly attacked some policemen around 2am after being denied entry for now not having legitimate ID cards. When things spun out of regulate, the police resorted to a gentle baton-charge.
In a pub on the mall, police chased away a group of youths with lathis after a tender man allegedly misbehaved with a lady, leading to a ruckus. MG Road, the hub of party dens, was once largely peaceful until around middle of the night, when it witnessed a few skirmishes here and there.
Some people claimed that the trainee law enforcement officials who had been referred to as to man the crowd were given "over-excited" and used lathis with none provocation.
"Yes, some people did try to create nuisance, but the police targeted everybody. The trainee cops were treating it as some hunt game. They used sticks on innocent people as well. Seeing the commotion, we returned from outside Sahara Mall," said a resident. The huge footfall resulted in hundreds of people being stranded on MG Road for hours as they scrambled for buses and cars.
"It took me three hours to get a cab. I was stranded outside the mall as the police chased those trying to create ruckus down the road. This is unacceptable. If they make roads vehicle-free, there should be proper arrangements of alternate transport. I had a woman friend along with me and she was anxious to the core until we managed to get a cab," said a reveller.
Though most of the watering holes close down on the stipulated time, liquor endured to be sold during the backdoor. "We ensured the celebrations were peaceful in the city. Yes, there were one or two small incidents, but they were handled in the best possible manner. We had a no-tolerant attitude towards hooliganism on roads," said Anil Yadav, ACP (DLF), Gurgaon.
Scuffle, snarls on MG Road, cops cane New Year revellers
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