Overview
- Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh issued a 19-point directive for pubs, hotels and event venues, including mandatory permissions, capacity controls, crowd management and a 1 am closing time.
- Monitoring will intensify through AI tools and compulsory CCTV with 30-day footage retention, with road-facing cameras linked to the command centre where feasible and Bengaluru City Police QR codes displayed for public access.
- Women’s safety measures require female security staff and gender-specific frisking, with special Rani Chennamma squads deployed to monitor PGs and women’s accommodations.
- A citywide prohibition on firecrackers applies to bars, restaurants and pubs during New Year celebrations.
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority ordered parks and lakes under the West corporation to close after 6 pm on December 31, as police warned that any violations would draw prompt legal action.