Overview

• Sunday’s Chinchpokli cha Chintamani arrival drew an estimated 200,000 people over a 2‑km route, with two DCPs and about 600 officers deployed for crowd and traffic control.
• Police recorded 64 mobile phones and five gold chains stolen during that procession, arrested five suspects, and recovered six phones, according to Kalachowki police.
• In separate actions across recent Aagaman events, police registered 24 FIRs, detained seven theft suspects, and seized eight drones while filing multiple FIRs against unauthorized operators.
• The BMC is urging clay idols, online slot booking for immersions, use of artificial ponds for smaller idols, and waste segregation at immersion points.
• Bombay High Court directives include a ban on DJs, night-time noise limits, and permission for idols taller than six feet to be immersed in natural water bodies, with visarjan scheduled for September 6.