AMID reports of communal flare-ups from across the country, including Mumbai, on Sunday, the police top brass on Monday asked its officers to hold meetings of the Peace and Mohalla committees. Considering that Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, Good Friday and Hanuman Jayanti fall this week, the department wants to ensure that there is absolute harmony among the communities in the city.

Senior inspectors of all police stations were told to convey to community leaders that peace should be maintained during processions and that no untoward incident should happen during celebrations. On Sunday night, tension mounted between communities after some miscreants threw stones and broke glasses of vehicles at Mankhurd. The incident resulted in 20 to 25 vehicles getting damaged. Sources said top police officers took a serious view of the violence and asked their juniors to hold Peace and Mohalla committee meetings in their jurisdictions.