Summary:
Thane, Aug 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers celebrated the traditional "Dahi Handi" festival in Thane and neighbouring Palghar district, even though the celebrations have been banned in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The popular festival organised during "Gokulashtami", which attracts a lot of crowds, is being observed on Tuesday.
Around Monday midnight, a large number of MNS activists, including women, gathered at Naupada in Thane city and hung a "dahi handi" (an earthen pot filled with curd) at a height in the area.
They formed a pyramid and a woman activist climbed atop and broke the curd pot.
The city police later took five party activists into custody for defying the prohibitory orders, an official said.
The MNS activists also had an argument with the police when they tried to stop them.