Fifty-one booked in Hyderabad

The Charminar Zone police registered twenty-seven cases against fifty-one persons for violating sound restrictions during Ganesh festival celebrations in Hyderabad this year.

Equipment seized from violators

Police seized sixty-eight sound boxes and twenty-one amplifiers used in violation of prescribed guidelines during the festival celebrations.

How violators were identified

According to DCP Charminar zone Kiran Khare, violators were identified through CCTV footage and field-level monitoring conducted during the festival.

Violators summoned and warned

All fifty-one persons were summoned to the DCP's office, where they were counselled and warned against repeating such violations during religious festivals and public gatherings.

Police appeal to festival organisers

DCP Khare appealed to youngsters and festival organisers to refrain from using excessively loud sound systems and cooperate with police in maintaining public safety and communal harmony.

“Celebration is everyone's right, but public safety is everyone's responsibility.”