Parbhani, April 2 -- In an unusual yet engaging initiative, the Parbhani Police department on Wednesday, April 1, organised a mock drill that briefly left personnel believing they had been caught in an April Fool's prank, before realising it was a planned exercise combined with recreational activity.

According to officials, Additional Superintendent of Police Suraj Gunjal instructed the Reserve Police Inspector around 9:30 a.m. to urgently assemble all personnel near the Udaan flyover and proceed to Anusaya Cinema Hall. Acting swiftly on the directive, police staff reached the location without delay, only to be met with an unexpected situation upon arrival.

Senior officers later clarified that the exercise was a mock drill designed to ass...