The arrests were carried out by the police’s SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) Teams, which were stationed at crowded venues such as the Khairatabad and Balapur Ganesh mandaps, as well as along the immersion routes. Of the 1,530 persons taken into custody, police reported that 724 were counselled, warned and released after verification, while 48 were formally convicted.
In addition to on‑ground operations, the police intensified monitoring of social‑media platforms. The Cyber Crimes wing opened four cases after Instagram videos showed participants engaging in dangerous activities on moving vehicles during the processions, including a person hanging beneath a truck, another dancing on a truck while balancing a glass on his head, minors dancing on the edge of a moving vehicle, and a rider on a two‑wheeler with a pillion passenger dressed in a large gorilla costume interacting with the public.
To bolster preventive policing, 25 special crime teams from the Central Crime Station were deployed throughout the festival period. These teams conducted surveillance, checks, frisking and verification of 396 suspicious individuals around the Tank Bund area. Six persons were earmarked for further inquiry; four were identified as outsiders from Mylavaram and Nuzvid in Andhra Pradesh, allegedly intent on property offences, and two were local residents, one of whom is a known rowdy‑sheeter. Following investigation, four suspects were handed over to Lake police and two to Saifabad police for further action.
Police officials said the combined effort of on‑site enforcement and cyber monitoring aimed to curb both traditional harassment such as eve‑teasing and the newer, risk‑laden stunts that have emerged during large public celebrations.