One stabbed, 500 challaned on Holi

CTU buses were reportedly involved in three out of at least six road accidents that took place during the day. CTU buses allegedly knocked down three persons: a cyclist near Sector 32 hospital, a scooterist in Sector 40 and a moped rider on the road separating sectors 40 and 41. The three have been hospitalised.

If no eve-teasing case was registered during the day it was largely because policemen were deployed at almost all likely trouble-spots. Many drivers exhibited admirable wristwork-and-footwork turning their vehicles adroitly the moment they spotted khakhi-clad men brandishing lathis outside women8217;s hostels. This was particularly observed near the Sector 11 Government College for Girls, Punjab University womens8217; hostels and architecture hostel in Sector 11.

Entry to the PU campus was not easy with police mainly allowing only families in. Police were also deployed inside the campus. Nevertheless, the campus saw enough festivity to colour the water in the fountains. Police said they did not stop girls wanting to go out with their friends.

Several organisations arranged bashes. One was a Holi Dhamaka organised at the Rock Garden in aid of orphans, which was attended by bureaucrats besides a few hundred gals and guys. At most of these melas ample intake of liquor and bhang guaranteed that quot;a good time was had by allquot;.

No untoward incident was reported from Dera Bassi.

PGI doctors treated three for eye injuries received on Holi. According to PGI Ophthalmology Department head Dr Amod Gupta: 8220;Most of the accidents occur due to drunken driving. Every year we get few cases like this. Eye injury sustained in a road accident is extremely dangerous since glass tears the delicate parts of the eye8221;.

The City offered the usual sight of guys in cars and on two-wheelers sans silencers howling at the top of their lungs, splashing colour in all directions. What to talk of triple-riding, even four on a two-wheeler was common. About helmets 8230; don8217;t ask. All but 327 of them escaped being challaned for driving without helmets. Traffic police had a field day, cutting 503 challans for various offences.

Panchkula: Hundreds of whooping and hollering Holi-revellers gathered at Funcity near here. Sixty prizes including T-shirts and cassettes were given to the 8220;lucky8221; participants.

Sas Nagar: Three scooterists were injured and 12 motorists challaned during the Holi celebrations here.

According to police, three, including a city resident, were admitted in PGI with fractures and head injuries after a scooter on they were travelling rammed a Punjab Roadways bus. The accident took place at Franco Hotel chowk.

The injured were identified as Sarabjit Singh of Phase V, Anand Bassi of Mohali village and Onkar Singh, of Sector 55, Chandigarh. No case has been registered.

Three vehicles were impounded under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicle Act after the owners failed to produce registration documents.