Mumbai police raided a nightclub holding a party on Tuesday. Police said the party was detained for disobeying Covid-19 regulations and actions were taken against 34 people.
The raid was carried out at 3 a.m.
“Party (Nahin) Chalegi until six in the morning (the party won’t continue until 6 am)! A nightclub in Andheri was raided around 3 am, for disobeying COVID prevention regulations. Actions have been taken against 34 people, of whom 19 were from Delhi and Punjab, including some celebrities, ”Mumbai police said on Twitter.
Those arrested have been registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant), the PTI news agency said, citing a police officer. Cricketer Suresh Raina and singer Guru Randhawa are among those signed.
Ahead of the Christmas and New Years celebrations, the Maharashtra government announced a night curfew in all cities and municipal corporate areas. The curfew from 23:00 to 6:00 a.m. is imposed from Tuesday, December 22, 2020 for 15 days until January 5, 2021.
The decision was made to control the spread of the coronavirus disease as people were found to violate social distancing rules. “This is not a normal New Year and that is why we cannot have normal celebrations. The curfew is being imposed to ensure such violations are not repeated, ”said Brihan-Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.
According to an official statement, it has also been decided to compulsorily put in institutional quarantine for 14 days those arriving at state airports from countries in Europe and Western Asia.
Essential services such as the supply of vegetables and milk will not be affected during the night curfew, but more than five people cannot gather in one place during the seven-hour period.
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