₹8 lakh. Tejas Kubal (23) and Sujal Mahajan (19), who had organised the rave party, have been detained, the police officer added. Police said the detained youngsters have been sent for medical tests and other formalities, adding that a large cache of drugs, narcotics and alcohol were seized from the venue.
"Police are alert, and action is being taken. Drugs, including MD, have been recovered. A case has been registered.
We have taken a resolution for a drug-free Mumbai, and strict action is being taken," India Today quoted Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as saying. The rave party was organised on a private plot, and the city police are yet to confirm whether money was charged illegally as the entry fee. The latest information indicates that the people who attended the rave party were invited through social media by an event organizer, most likely to be a local from Thane.
The raid was conducted by officials of Crime Branch Unit V- Wagle Estate and Unit II Bhiwandi at a remote area near Vadavali Creek around 3 am, PTI reported. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police officials said. Milestone Alert!
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