Various night clubs in Mumbai were violating the restrictions and not adhering to the social distancing guidelines.
The Sahar police in Mumbai, on Tuesday morning around 2:30 am raided Dragon Fly club near Mumbai airport. During the raid, it was found that the night club had been flouting the restrictions imposed under the night curfew across Maharashtra by the state government.
The police booked 28 violators, including cricketer Suresh Raina and interior designer Sussanne Khan among other celebrities. Seven staffers were also booked.
Also Singer Guru Randhawa was also present at the night club and rapper Badshah allegedly managed to escape the scene from the back gate.
A senior official from the Mumbai Police officer 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.
FIRs have been lodged under section 188 of IPC, Bombay police act and relevant sections of epidemic diseases act.
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