All four, including the Mumbai pub manager of Pushpak Beer Bar, Gunanand Shatrughan Jha, were taken into custody and released after serving notices to them, said the Crime Branch Unit 8 official
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An official on Monday said that the police raided a beer bar in suburban Mumbai and lodged an FIR against four people, including its Mumbai pub manager, for alleged violation of Maharashtra government guidelines framed for such establishments, reported news agency PTI.
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All four, including the Mumbai pub manager of Pushpak Beer Bar, Gunanand Shatrughan Jha, were taken into custody and released after serving notices to them, said the Crime Branch Unit 8 official, reported PTI.
Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branch raided the outlet located at Kalina in Santacruz (East) on late Sunday night, he said, reported PTI.
During the raid, six women were found singing in the pub in violation of government norms and not prominently displaying their identity cards, said the official.
Mumbai cops bust illegal call centre, six held for cheating US citizens
Mumbai Police's crime branch on Monday busted an illegal call centre and arrested six persons who prima facie cheated US citizens under the pretext of selling them drugs like Viagra, an official said, reported PTI.
The accused used to speak in the American accent to convince their targets, he said.
Police seized six hard discs, two mobile phones, a pen drive, and some documents after raiding the purported call centre operated from a room in a building located in the Sakinaka area, reported PTI.
Police found that the accused used a VICIDial solution and made Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls to bypass traditional phone lines to target US citizens, an official said.
He said the accused used to call up their targets and asked them to send money online by offering to sell Viagra and other drugs.
The arrested persons are identified as Asad Saleem Sayed (32), the alleged mastermind of the crime and the owner of the call centre, Zaid Ehsan Shaikh (31), the manager, Owais Ehsan Shaikh (27), Taufiq Wasim Shaikh (20), Adnan Ahmed Sayyed (21), and Rehan Yaya Khan (18) who worked as telecallers, reported PTI.
A case has been registered at Sakinaka police station, while the crime branch is investigating further, the official added.
(With inputs from PTI)
