Webinfosys's Local News : Bar raided in suburban Mumbai, 29 girls arrested

MUMBAI: Twenty nine girls were arrested for allegedly making obscene gestures at patrons inside a bar in a North West suburb in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, officials from the Social Service Branch (SSB) raided a bar in suburban Kandivali at 0030 hours and arrested the girls along with 11 orchestra singers, a hotel manager and an owner.

"The girls were not dancing but were making obscene gestures at customers by coming close to them or from a distance. Action has been taken against the orchestra singers as the bar did not have an orchestra license," said a senior officer.

The manager of the bar has been identified as Suresh Shetty while the owner is Harish Shetty. "We are on the lookout for one Darshansingh Bhatia, who is also an owner," the officer said, adding the SSB also seized Rs 2.5 lakh cash during the raid.

Under the law, girls can only work as waiters serving food and liquor till 2130 hours inside a bar but in this case, they were found making obscene gestures, the officer added.

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