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10,000 Pune Police Deploy for Ganesh Visarjan, 71 Violations

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Pune police deployed about 10,000 officers for the Ganesh Visarjan immersion procession on September 25.
Police recorded 71 noise violations during the immersion.
They banned high-intensity sound and limited dhol-tasha performances to 15 minutes per group.
Pimpri-Chinchwad added 4,000 officers and deployed 120 decibel-meter teams for the day.
Seventeen major roads, including Laxmi and Tilak, were closed and heavy vehicles barred for 48 hours.

History

Historical Context

Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992, the Shiv Sena-led Bombay riots erupted, killing roughly 900 people and prompting massive police mobilisations. The 1992-93 violence set a precedent for large-scale crowd control, influencing today’s Maharashtra Police deployment of tens of thousands of officers for Ganesh Visarjan festivals across Mumbai and Pune.

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Story summary

Pune police deployed about 10,000 officers for the Ganesh Visarjan immersion procession on September 25.
Police recorded 71 noise violations during the immersion.
They banned high-intensity sound and limited dhol-tasha performances to 15 minutes per group.
Pimpri-Chinchwad added 4,000 officers and deployed 120 decibel-meter teams for the day.
Seventeen major roads, including Laxmi and Tilak, were closed and heavy vehicles barred for 48 hours.

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