With the New Year's Eve approaching, the Mumbai Police have decided to deploy more than 45,000 cops — including police station staff, crime branch, special branch, local armed police force, State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), Riot Control Police, Quick Response Team, bomb detection squad and home guard — to prevent any untoward incidents.

A series of meetings was held by the Commissioner of Police with the top officials regarding security arrangements across the city. Weekly offs of all the officials have been cancelled for December 31 and January 1, 2019. Furthermore, special combing operations will be held at significant spots, including hotels and lodges. "Instructions are given to hotel and bar owners; licenses will be suspended if instructions are not followed," DCP (PRO) Manjunath Singe said.