Heavy deployment of police forces and stringent checking resulted in a quiet New Year’s Eve in the city. Mumbai Police had set multiple nakabandi points at roads leading to popular spaces in South Mumbai. As per the appeal made by authorities, many citizens chose to celebrate at home resulting in hotels and restaurants also lying empty. This was gauged by the police action taken in the night—only 18 motorists were apprehended by traffic policemen for various offences, the lowest in the last five years.

Mumbai had reported 327 patients with the new Omicron variant on Saturday. As Covid-19 cases have been rising every day, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Police had urged citizens to remain indoors.