Ludhiana, March 15 -- As the city celebrated Holi, the local civil hospital emergency witnessed 120 cases of medico legal reports (MLR) on Friday and around 63 on Saturday.

The hospital emergency usually has only two emergency medical officers (EMOs) on duty, but on Holi, according to a hospital official, at least four EMOs were on duty.

"People usually party on the occasion of festivals. Many of them are intoxicated. In such situations, it is likely for them to get into altercations and brawls," he said.

He noted that the cases involved a lot of head injuries and many had to be referred to advanced facilities for further care.

Besides the cases of fights, the emergency also saw 19 cases of roadside accidents.

The hospital, on regula...