Pune Bar Drug Case

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules.

The number of arrests in connection with a probe into a viral video allegedly from a Pune bar reached 14 on Monday evening after six waiters of the eatery were arrested by the Maharashtra excise department, officials said.

In an all-night operation, the Pune Police raided and sealed a posh bar in the city for allegedly 'serving' drugs to minors and also turned the heat on two police officials for purported dereliction of duty, officials said here on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules.

The number of arrests in connection with a probe into a viral video allegedly from a Pune bar reached 14 on Monday evening after six waiters of the eatery were arrested by the Maharashtra excise department, officials said.

In an all-night operation, the Pune Police raided and sealed a posh bar in the city for allegedly 'serving' drugs to minors and also turned the heat on two police officials for purported dereliction of duty, officials said here on Monday.