Thousands soak in Christmas celebrations in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec 25: Thousands of revellers in the city celebrated Christmas with most churches holding the traditional midnight mass at midnight.

Kolkata was all decked up with lights, balloons, Christmas trees and other decorations to welcome the occasion and witnessed a huge number of people taking to the streets to soak in the revelry.

Starting from Park Street, Allen Park, Bow Barracks, St Paul's Cathedral and other famous churches in and around the city to other major landmarks, revellers poured out in thousands with the evening slipping into midnight.

Kolkata Police have tightened the security measures in the city and till midnight have arrested 50 persons for disorderly conduct, a senior officer of the force told PTI.

Around 500 police personnel were deployed in the Park Street area only, the nerve-centre of Christmas revelry with officers of Deputy Commissioner rank overseeing the situation.

PTI