Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, May 16: A senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was among 15 people who were arrested following a raid on a dance bar in Colaba at South Mumbai early on Wednesday, May 15.
According to PTI, an official informed, "During the raid, police arrested nine members of the hotel management staff and six customers, which includes an officer rank of deputy municipal commissioner.”
A businessman, a government official and some high-profile persons were among those arrested, he said, adding that the female staff of the bar was let off.
The action was taken under different sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Hotels Establishment Act, he said.
All the accused were produced before the court, which released them on bail, he said.