Acting on a tip-off about obscene dance performances, police raided the bar located in the Kalyan area under the Mahatma Phule Chowk police station limits on Sunday
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The officials on Tuesday said that the police have conducted a raid at an illegally operated dance bar in Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested six persons, including its owner and manager, reported news agency PTI.
Acting on a tip-off about obscene dance performances, police raided the bar located in the Kalyan area under the Mahatma Phule Chowk police station limits on Sunday.
They found 15 women gathered in the bar's hall, along with 13 individuals, including the owner, manager, cashier, waiters, and other staff, allegedly encouraging and facilitating the illegal activities, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone III, Atul Zende said, reported PTI.
Six people, including the bar owner, operator, manager, and cashier, were arrested, he said.
A case was registered against 28 persons under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other legal provisions, the police added, reported PTI.
Worker dies after iron pipe falls on him at bridge construction site in Thane; contractor booked
In another case, a 20-year-old labourer was killed, and another worker suffered grievous injuries when a heavy iron pipe fell on them at a bridge construction site in Thane city, police said on Monday, reported PTI.
The incident took place near Gaimukh Chowpatty on the busy Ghodbunder Road on Saturday, and police have registered a case against the site contractor for allegedly failing to provide basic safety equipment to labourers, they said, adding he has been charged with causing grievous hurt and negligence, reported PTI.
According to the FIR registered in connection with the tragedy, the incident occurred when a group of workers was lifting a heavy iron pipe meant for an under-construction bridge.
The iron pipe suddenly slipped and fell on two workers, and one of them, Sujit Kumar Harilal Prasad (20), died on the spot. Another labourer, Abhishek Harind Prasad Bharti (22), suffered serious injuries, police stated, reported PTI.
In his complaint, Diwakar Kumar Yogender Prasad (25), a labourer, stated that he and five of his cousins were at the site when the accident took place, reported PTI.
Rajesh Kumar Shankar Sah, the contractor for the bridge work, failed to provide workers with essential safety gear, police said, quoting from the complaint, reported PTI.
The iron pipes were not secured properly, resulting in one of them slipping and falling directly on two workers, they said.
Police have booked the contractor under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 116(1), (grievous hurt) 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others )and 125(b) for negligence.
(With inputs from PTI)
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