Kolkata, Dec 25 (PTI) More than 80 people have been arrested from different parts of the city on Christmas Eve for various unlawful activities, a senior police officer said.

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Another 191 revellers were taken into custody for not wearing mask in the midst of huge crowds, he said.

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Four persons were held in the city's Park Street area for manhandling policemen, who tried to stop them from creating ruckus outside a pub around 11.35 pm on Friday.

Authorities of the pub apparently "threw the four out" for causing nuisance, following which they engaged in a brawl with security guards posted outside it, the senior officer said.

"When policemen deployed there tried to intervene, the four manhandled them," the officer said, adding that the "trouble-makers" were immediately apprehended.

Over 3,000 policemen have been deployed in different parts of the city to keep a check on untoward activities, he said.

"We have deployed police personnel in plain clothes across the city to prevent any attempt to create disturbance amid the festivities," he added.

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