People indulge in gambling, cockfights and other prohibited games during the celebrations
Thousands of youth are participating in games and sports being organised by the Police Department as part of the Sankranthi festivities in Krishna and West Godavari districts.
The events are being conducted in different categories, including ‘rangoli’ competition for women, and prizes are being distributed to the winners.
Krishna district Superintendent of Police (SP) M. Ravindranath Babu inaugurated kabaddi and volley ball competitions in Machilipatnam for the youth. Nearly 5,000 youth were participating in different events in the district, the SP said.
“To wean away youth from gambling, cockfights and other banned games during the harvest festival, we are organising various programmes in the villages, and the response is good,” said Mr. Babu.
Special police teams have been formed to organise the events at village and town level.
“Different events were planned in Avanigadda,…