Thousands of crazed fans mobbed the horse-drawn carriage carrying legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan during a parade celebrating the Festival of India. The mob clung to Bachchan`s carriage, attempting to get a touch of the actor. Mothers placed their children in front of the horses to slow down the carriage while others just held their babies up for him to touch during a parade on Sunday.
Officers often had to hold back the crowd with batons. Several people suffered minor injuries. No arrests were made.While about 25,000 people lined the parade route, only 18,000 were allowed inside the festival grounds at the Fremont Hall of Justice. Bachchan was grand marshal of the festival.
