It’s a known fact that the festival of Holi would be celebrated with much fervor in Northern India. But most often, it would end with mishaps. Rash driving, group clashes, drunken driving, heated altercations... would always result in injuries. Even this year, almost 30 people were thought to have been killed in such incidents. In Lucknow alone, as many as 19 people were killed in group clashes and drunken driving. The unofficial statistics might be far more. The trauma centre in Lucknow, was filled with patients suffering from head injuries as they rode without a helmet. The Orthopedic wards in the city too were busy dealing with multiple fractures due to clashes and reckless driving. Though police have declared to have tried their best to avoid such mishaps, truth seems to be contradictory. Some policemen in Moradabad were seen driving in a fire station vehicle using it’s hose to spray water and celebrate holi.