Night parties: Hyderabad cops to write to techies’ bosses

HYDERABAD: The techies who were caught partying the night away at a farmhouse in Kadthal on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Saturday are in for another rude shock. Cyberabad police has decided to write letters to the employers of the party animals about the case registered against the employees for breaking lockdown rules. This will perhaps be the first time that employers will be informed about lockdown violation.
As many as 68 people were booked by the police for the party. Among them, 60 were IT professionals. They were partying at the farmhouse well after the 6 pm curfew.
“Since they had blatantly violated all the lockdown norms, a decision was taken that the accused’s employers should be informed about the case being registered,’’ deputy commissioner of police (Shamshabad zone) Prakash Reddy said.
Police officials said the farmhouse was built recently and it has no permission from any of the authorities. The officers are requesting the tehsildar’s office to seal the farmhouse. The organizer of party illegally served liquor, arranged dancing facilities and stay at the venue. Officials added that they may make informing employers a norm if they come across more people violating lockdown rules at parties.
Writing letters to employers, however, is not new for the Cyberabad police. They have been writing such letters when people are caught driving in a drunken state and have caused an accident. A senior police official said that they have continued with this norm. Now, if a drunk driver is found on the road during curfew, he is booked for lockdown violation apart from other laws.