Four held, 43 let off with warning at illegal party

GURUGRAM: Police raided a farmhouse near Bandhwari village in DLF Phase-1 late Friday and arrested four men for allegedly serving liquor without a licence to the guests. Thirty-four men and nine women, who were allegedly drinking liquor at the party, were questioned and let off with a warning.

At least 120 beer bottles were recovered from the farmhouse.

Police said they were “tipped off about a rave party” at Mannat Park on Behrampur Road, near Bandhwari. However, no narcotic substance was recovered during the raid.

A team of police officials, upon reaching the spot, heard loud music playing and about 45 people dancing. Four men were serving liquor to the guests.

Chander Mohan, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), east, said, “A case has been registered against the farmhouse owner and workers for organising the party without requisite permission and serving liquor illegally. No narcotic was recovered, so it was not a rave party,” he said.

A senior police off i ci al, requesting anonymity, said that the invite for the party was advertised online with a line-up of four musicians and an entry fee of ₹1,000 was to be paid to register on the guest list. Over 120 beer bottles and a bottle each of vodka and whisky were recovered from a room in the farmhouse.

“Police had received information of several such parties being organised on weekends in the area on Gurugram-faridabad road,” an official said.

Subhash Boken, spokesperson, city police, said that the owner and the manager of the farmhouse escaped when the police were questioning other suspects. The four suspects, identified as Harish Singh, Himanshu Singh, Mukesh Singh and Vishwajit.