Mumbai Police Raid On Hotels

The Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don't misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution.

Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action

The Bombay High Court has asked the city police chief and the state government to file a reply on the raids on hotels conducted earlier this month, during which consenting couples were allegedly dragged out from rooms and humiliated.

A senior police officer who was handling the probe into the infamous raids earlier this month on several Mumbai hotels, has been transferred.

"But booking young kids for a crime they didn't commit, physically and mentally abusing them publicly? To me it looks more like it was the police that was guilty of 'public indecency'. All this because they were young adults having sex. How liberated can you be!? They must be punished. By any law out there," writes Abhay in his post

Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has reprimanded two police officers for last week's raids on hotels, when cops pulled out couples from rooms that they had checked into and allegedly harassed and humiliated them, according to sources.

A senior Maharashtra minister has rubbished allegations of "moral policing" by the Mumbai Police, which has earned widespread criticism for its heavy-handed action against couples who had checked into hotels that it raided last week.

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

IPL cricketers Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell have tested positive for drugs at a rave party held in Mumbai's suburban Juhu on May 20. They are among the 100-odd people who were detained after the Mumbai police had raided the alleged rave party the hotel in suburban Juhu.

A 23-year-old sex worker and her agent were arrested from a five-star hotel in Shivajinagar in a raid conducted by the Social Security Cell (SSC) of the city police on Saturday evening. Both the accused are aspiring television actors in Mumbai and had met during an audition a few months ago. Yogita Madhukar Londhe, 23, and Gaurav Satyavirsingh Panv...

In a late night raid at a room in a five star hotel, policemen on Friday arrested seven top businessmen from the city Mumbai for gambling. Along with the seven, two gambling organisers were also arrested and a total of Rs 3.25 lakh was seized. The Social Service Branch (SSB) of the police carried out the raid in the Taj President Hotel, Cuffe Parad...

The Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court it was planning to frame guidelines to ensure police don't misuse powers while raiding hotels to check prostitution.

Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action

The Bombay High Court has asked the city police chief and the state government to file a reply on the raids on hotels conducted earlier this month, during which consenting couples were allegedly dragged out from rooms and humiliated.

A senior police officer who was handling the probe into the infamous raids earlier this month on several Mumbai hotels, has been transferred.

"But booking young kids for a crime they didn't commit, physically and mentally abusing them publicly? To me it looks more like it was the police that was guilty of 'public indecency'. All this because they were young adults having sex. How liberated can you be!? They must be punished. By any law out there," writes Abhay in his post

Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has reprimanded two police officers for last week's raids on hotels, when cops pulled out couples from rooms that they had checked into and allegedly harassed and humiliated them, according to sources.

A senior Maharashtra minister has rubbished allegations of "moral policing" by the Mumbai Police, which has earned widespread criticism for its heavy-handed action against couples who had checked into hotels that it raided last week.

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

IPL cricketers Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell have tested positive for drugs at a rave party held in Mumbai's suburban Juhu on May 20. They are among the 100-odd people who were detained after the Mumbai police had raided the alleged rave party the hotel in suburban Juhu.

A 23-year-old sex worker and her agent were arrested from a five-star hotel in Shivajinagar in a raid conducted by the Social Security Cell (SSC) of the city police on Saturday evening. Both the accused are aspiring television actors in Mumbai and had met during an audition a few months ago. Yogita Madhukar Londhe, 23, and Gaurav Satyavirsingh Panv...

In a late night raid at a room in a five star hotel, policemen on Friday arrested seven top businessmen from the city Mumbai for gambling. Along with the seven, two gambling organisers were also arrested and a total of Rs 3.25 lakh was seized. The Social Service Branch (SSB) of the police carried out the raid in the Taj President Hotel, Cuffe Parad...