Delhi:
Holi celebrations turned tragic for four families in the capital today as they lost their loved ones -- two teenagers drowned, a labourer murdered and a young couple crushed to death in an accident leaving their two children orphaned.
As people splashed colours on each other to celebrate the festival of colours, a strict enforcement by police took the sheen out of the celebrations of over 5,800 revellers as they had to shell out money as fine for traffic violations.
Wearing clothes dyed in myraid hues, people visited friends and relatives and gifted 'gujia' (a sweet) besides smearing 'gulal' on each other's faces. Children had most of the fun as they sprayed coloured water using water guns and hurled water-filled balloons on passersby from rooftops.
However, the city witnessed some violence during the celebrations though police said the festival went off peacefully.
A drunken brawl during Holi celebrations in central Delhi's Ranjeet Nagar claimed the life of 18-year-old Sanjeev, a labourer, when he was stabbed allegedly by his friends. He was celebrating Holi when an argument erupted among the friends, a senior police official said. "The argument soon graduated to a scuffle and in between, somebody stabbed him in the chest," he said.
All of them were under the influence of alcohol, the official said. Sanjay was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
A couple -- Vinay Rai (27) and Deepa Rai (23) - were killed in Mukarba Chowk when their motorcycle collided with a tempo while their minor children escaped death.
Deepa died on the spot while Vinay succumbed to his injuries at Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital during treatment. Their one-and-half-year-old child escaped unhurt while four-year-old daughter suffered head injuries.
"They were going to Kashmere Gate when they had a head-on collision with the tempo. They are residents of Rohini Sector 24. Tempo driver Mangal Singh was arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and rash and negligent driving," the official said.
Two teenagers drowned in the capital this afternoon in separate incidents while they were taking bath in river Yamuna after celebrating Holi.
Ajit Kumar (18), a student, drowned in the Yamuna in Timarpur area when he went to wash off colours after the celebrations. In a similar incident, 15-year-old Vicky drowned near Nanaksar Gurudwara in Sonia Vihar at around 3 pm when he was taking bath in the river.
Police also challaned 5,858 people for various traffic violations till 5 pm today.
According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg, 540 people were prosecuted for drunken driving while 135 were challaned for dangerous driving. Driving without helmets topped the list with 2,686 followed by triple riding (815).
As people splashed colours on each other to celebrate the festival of colours, a strict enforcement by police took the sheen out of the celebrations of over 5,800 revellers as they had to shell out money as fine for traffic violations.
Wearing clothes dyed in myraid hues, people visited friends and relatives and gifted 'gujia' (a sweet) besides smearing 'gulal' on each other's faces. Children had most of the fun as they sprayed coloured water using water guns and hurled water-filled balloons on passersby from rooftops.
However, the city witnessed some violence during the celebrations though police said the festival went off peacefully.
A drunken brawl during Holi celebrations in central Delhi's Ranjeet Nagar claimed the life of 18-year-old Sanjeev, a labourer, when he was stabbed allegedly by his friends. He was celebrating Holi when an argument erupted among the friends, a senior police official said. "The argument soon graduated to a scuffle and in between, somebody stabbed him in the chest," he said.
All of them were under the influence of alcohol, the official said. Sanjay was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
A couple -- Vinay Rai (27) and Deepa Rai (23) - were killed in Mukarba Chowk when their motorcycle collided with a tempo while their minor children escaped death.
Deepa died on the spot while Vinay succumbed to his injuries at Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital during treatment. Their one-and-half-year-old child escaped unhurt while four-year-old daughter suffered head injuries.
"They were going to Kashmere Gate when they had a head-on collision with the tempo. They are residents of Rohini Sector 24. Tempo driver Mangal Singh was arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and rash and negligent driving," the official said.
Two teenagers drowned in the capital this afternoon in separate incidents while they were taking bath in river Yamuna after celebrating Holi.
Ajit Kumar (18), a student, drowned in the Yamuna in Timarpur area when he went to wash off colours after the celebrations. In a similar incident, 15-year-old Vicky drowned near Nanaksar Gurudwara in Sonia Vihar at around 3 pm when he was taking bath in the river.
Police also challaned 5,858 people for various traffic violations till 5 pm today.
According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg, 540 people were prosecuted for drunken driving while 135 were challaned for dangerous driving. Driving without helmets topped the list with 2,686 followed by triple riding (815).
