Ahead of the Holi 2025 celebrations, Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a preventive order and stated that they will take strict action against those who violate the order.
In the preventive order, the police said, “Whereas Holi, Dhulivandan and Rang Panchami Festival will be celebrated from 12th March 2025 to 18th March 2025 and acts of sprinkling coloured water indiscriminately and obscene utterances in public places are likely to lead to communal tension and breach of public peace.”
It further said that it necessary for the preservation of public peace and public safety to prohibit certain acts.
The preventive order was issued by Akbar Pathan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mumbai Police.
The order prohibits the following:
1- The public utterances of obscene words or slogans, or singing of obscene songs.
2- The use of gestures or mimetic representations and the preparation, exhibition or dissemination of pictures, symbols, placards or any other objects or things which may offend the dignity, decency or morality.
3- The practice of spraying or throwing coloured water, dyes or powder on pedestrians.
4- Preparation and/or throwing of balloons filled with coloured or plain water or any liquid.
The police said, “Whoever disobeys the order or abets the disobedience there of shall be punished under section 135 of Maharashtra Police Act 1951.”
The preventive order will remain in force from 00.01 hours of 12th March 2025 to 24.00 hrs of 18th March, 2025, the police said.
Holi 2025 rush: Central Railway suspends platform ticket sales at six major Mumbai stations
The Central Railway on Saturday said it is restricting the sale of platform tickets at six stations—Mumbai CSMT, Dadar, Kurla LTT, Thane and Kalyan Panvel—for a few days to avoid extra crowding during the Holi festival season. “In view of extra crowds on platforms due to the upcoming Holi festival, sale of platform tickets has been restricted from March 8 to 16 to avoid excessive crowding and any untoward incident,” a senior CR official said.
At a high-level meeting on Friday headed by minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on crowd control at stations, a number of key decisions were taken, including creation of permanent waiting areas outside stations at 60 stations across the country which periodically face heavy crowds. With the concept, crowd surge will be contained within the waiting area. Passengers will be allowed to go to platforms only when the trains arrive.
