Cryptic message
Police Commissioner Gulabrao Pol said the police could not take back the cases, but cryptically added that mandals need not worry about these things. The meeting also saw the attendance of representatives of about 200 Ganesh mandals.

The police had filed cases of noise pollution against 70 mandals last year, which included some of the ‘Manache Ganapati’. Despite court orders to the contrary, Mankar also sought the granting of permission for playing of traditional musical instruments throughout the night on immersion day.