CHANDIGARH: While rainfall throughout the day stored children within their homes, nakas setup by way of UT visitors police disrupted the visitors flow on Thursday. The UT visitors police on Valentine's Day erected 44 nakas at quite a lot of places across the city from 4pm to 10pm and issued over 200 challan. Last 12 months on Valentine's Day, the visitors police department had issued 72 challans. Many Tricity residents had been seen complaining that the visitors police officers stopped the visitors motion at different portions of the city.
"Usually, the stretch from DAV College turn till Sector 11 market and Sector 8 and 9 markets are seen jampacked on Valentine's Day, however, on Thursday the crowd was comparatively less," stated Rajan Vir Singh, who owns a store in Sector 10.
"Rainfall during the day took its toll on the footfall. Every year, cops setup barricades in the city but couples without any fear enjoy the day," another shopkeeper stated.
Meanwhile, stringent security tests had been also installed place across the city and areas like Geri Route and MCM DAV school in Sector 36 remained below special vigilance.
"We were directed to check and control any form of hooliganism," stated Dalbir Singh, inspector, UT police. Over 700 police body of workers had been deployed across the city on Valentine's Day.
Members of Hindu outfits visited parks on Thursday and cautioned couples on obscene behaviour at public places. They visited Shanti Kunj, Rose Garden and a park in Sector 15 and spoke to the couples within the presence of police officers. However, no incident of violence was reported from any portions of city.
"Usually, the stretch from DAV College turn till Sector 11 market and Sector 8 and 9 markets are seen jampacked on Valentine's Day, however, on Thursday the crowd was comparatively less," stated Rajan Vir Singh, who owns a store in Sector 10.
"Rainfall during the day took its toll on the footfall. Every year, cops setup barricades in the city but couples without any fear enjoy the day," another shopkeeper stated.
Meanwhile, stringent security tests had been also installed place across the city and areas like Geri Route and MCM DAV school in Sector 36 remained below special vigilance.
"We were directed to check and control any form of hooliganism," stated Dalbir Singh, inspector, UT police. Over 700 police body of workers had been deployed across the city on Valentine's Day.
Members of Hindu outfits visited parks on Thursday and cautioned couples on obscene behaviour at public places. They visited Shanti Kunj, Rose Garden and a park in Sector 15 and spoke to the couples within the presence of police officers. However, no incident of violence was reported from any portions of city.
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