Society in Mumbai puts up sign to discourage couples from romancing in public

For the first time, the city of Mumbai has earmarked a ‘No Kissing Zone’. It is outside Borivli’s Satyam Shivam Sundaram society. The zone has been marked by society residents as a warning message for couples who get intimate.

Residents of the Satyam Shivam Sundaram society near Joggers Park, Borivali have been informed that couples started arriving in their area during the lockdown. Couples were seen on bikes and in cars from 5 pm till late evening. After the ‘No Kissing Zone’ sign was put up, more people started coming to take selfies there.

Some residents said they were fed up with the romancing that happened daily outside their homes. They then spoke to the society chairman and secretary and decided of painting the sign on the road.

After the lockdown was imposed, many couples visited this road but nobody came to stop them. They also said the police were informed but they didn’t revert. They also approached the local corporator, but did not get any response.

Karan and Ruchi Parekh were the first to find a couple on a bike getting intimate in their area. They took a video of the couple getting intimate and sent it to the local corporator Bina Doshi. They spoke to the society chairman and secretary and decided to paint the sign on the road.

Ironically, now it is a selfie point.

According to some, kissing one’s partner in a public place is not a crime, and that they are only spending quality time with one another.

Kissing is not an offence, said a couple.

“We are sharing our emotions with our partner. We also want society to remove the painted sign as we are kissing on the road which is public property, not a private one,”

Mumbai police’s spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner of Police S Chaitanya said that If any society was facing trouble, they could call 100 and register a complaint. They will take action after reviewing all the facts, he added.