Won’t take sides while filing cases,says police chief

Some mandals followed the noise restrictions but there were several mandals that continued to play music even after the 12 pm deadline. Members of the mandals,who followed the noise norms,expressed their displeasure at the turn of events. They questioned the police as to why the big mandals were allowed to play music after 12 pm.

Borwankar said some youngsters approached her with a complaint. “The youngsters said that they have stopped playing musical instruments due to the noise restrictions. They were idealistic. They asked why the big mandals were allowed to play music. I felt bad,” said Borwankar.

“There will not be any favouritism while filing cases. We have taken video shootings and also the CCTV footages of the procession are available. We would go through the videos and then file cases against mandals that violated noise norms. Along with the mandals,we may also take action against dolby system operators and the groups playing traditional musical instruments,” she said.

Borwankar further said that action would also be taken against Ganesh Mandals who had erected arch of height beyond stipulated limits.

The police have filed as many as 1004 offences under various sections of Criminal Procedure Code and Bombay Police Act as preventive measure during the Ganesh festival that started on September 1.