Hyderabad|India|November'2010: Managements of shopping complexes, business establishments, etc., are inviting celebrities like cinema stars, sports personalities and other prominent persons for conducting promotional events to boost up their business, during festival season.

Such events have the potential of creating traffic jams in congested localities/ thorough fares as well, resulting in utter chaos, stampedes, throwing civic life into disarray and thereby disturbing public order. Moreover, these events are often held after giving wide publicity in print and electronic media, due to which large number of people are likely to gather at the place of event.

With a view to regulate traffic and maintain public order and to ensure there is no stampede or chaos to civic life during the festival season, it is informed that the managements/organizers conducting mega events inviting celebrities, should invariably take prior permission from the concerned zonal Dy.Commissioner of Police. To this effect a notification has been issued by Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City under provisions of the Hyderabad City Police Act 1348 Fasli.

In case any business establishment conducts such events without prior permission from the DCP concerned, severe penal action will be initiated against the erring management/organizers and steps will be initiated for their prosecution under relevant sections of law.

-Nov'2010