Various night clubs were violating the restrictions and not adhering to the social distancing guidelines.
The Sahar police, on Tuesday morning around 2:30 am raided Dragon Fly club near Mumbai airport. During the raid, it was found that the club had been flouting the restrictions imposed under the night curfew across Maharashtra by the state government.
The police took action against 34 violators, including cricketer Suresh Raina and interior designer Sussanne Khan among other celebrities. Seven staffers were also booked. Out of 34, 19 are from Delhi and Punjab and the rest from South Mumbai.
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Singer Guru Randhawa was also present at the night club and rapper Badshah allegedly managed to escape the scene from the back gate.
A police raid was carried at #DragonFlyNightClub on Tuesday, the violators have been released after serving notices. But, police proceedings are on against the people from the management of the night club, said #VishwashNangrePatil of #MumbaiPolice.#Mumbai #Raid #DragonflyClub pic.twitter.com/ZdzAtCWw2G
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Read: Maharashtra announces night curfew from December 22 to January 5 amid COVID-19
A senior official from the Mumbai Police told mid-day that the raids were conducted based on information that various night clubs were violating the restrictions and not adhering to the social distancing guidelines.
Party (Nahin) Chalegi Till Six In The Morning!
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A raid was conducted at a nightclub in Andheri at around 3 am, for flouting COVID prevention norms
Action has been initiated against 34 people, out of which 19 were from Delhi & Punjab, including some celebrities #NewNormal
FIRs have been lodged under section 188 of IPC, Bombay police act and relevant sections of epidemic diseases act. As per latest reports, all violators have been released by the police and the people from outside of Mumbai have returned to their repective places by a 7 am flight.
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