An Ahmedabad garba event was reportedly held without a fire No-Objection Certificate despite the police allegedly being aware of the situation, according to a Sandesh report published on October 12, 2026. The report raises questions about how fire-safety permissions are checked and enforced at large public gatherings in the city.
The report identifies the event as a garba programme associated with singer Jigardan Gadhavi, but the supplied material does not provide the venue, attendance, organiser details or the date on which the event took place. It also does not include a statement from the police, the fire department, the event organisers or the local civic authority.
A fire NOC is a safety-related approval generally associated with the assessment of emergency access, evacuation arrangements, fire-fighting equipment and other safeguards at public venues. The available report, however, does not specify whether any alternative safety clearance was issued, whether the venue had other valid permissions, or what precise deficiency led to the reported absence of a fire NOC.
The allegation is significant because garba events can draw large crowds into enclosed or semi-enclosed venues, making crowd movement, emergency exits and access for response vehicles important operational concerns. But the information supplied by Sandesh is limited to a brief item in a broader news roundup and does not establish the scale of the gathering or whether any safety incident occurred.
The report says the police knew about the absence of the fire NOC, but it does not identify the officer or department that allegedly had this knowledge. It also does not explain whether the event was stopped, allowed to continue under conditions, investigated afterwards or referred to another authority.
These missing details are central to assessing the matter. Confirmation from the Ahmedabad fire department, police, municipal authority or event organisers would be required to establish the status of the permission, the responsibilities of each agency and any action taken. Until such information is available, the claim that the event proceeded without a fire NOC should be treated as a reported allegation rather than an independently established fact.
