New Year’s Eve celebrations went off largely peacefully barring for a few stray incidents in the city.
A few instances of women revellers being groped and misbehaved with were reported from M.G. Road and Brigade Road on Sunday night. A girl was groped while she was passing through the crowd on M.G. Road, which led to a fisticuff between two groups. The police rescued a woman who was struck in the crowd and started feeling uneasy. A few incidents of mobile phone thefts were also reported.
The police had a tough time managing the crowds at M.G. Road and Brigade Road and at one point resorted to mild caning to control them. The police rescued a youth lying unconscious near Electronics City flyover. He was both in an inebriated condition and was assaulted and the police are probing further. The Koramangala police rescued multiple women who had passed out. Women police personnel took them to a safety island and attended to them.
