<img title="Illegally parked vehicles in Abhyas Galli, Worli. Pic/Shadab Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2017/aug/Abhyas-Galli-a.jpg" alt="Illegally parked vehicles in Abhyas Galli, Worli. Pic/Shadab Khan" />Illegally parked vehicles in Abhyas Galli, Worli. Pic/Shadab Khan
One arrest under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, issuance of challan for 24 illegally parked vehicles, and towing seven away to the RTO - all in 24 hours from Worli&rsquo;s Abhyas Galli after mid-day&rsquo;s report on August 21.
The report had highlighted how the &ldquo;study lane&rdquo;, which had earned a name for itself after some of the local students, who had studied under its lights, had become well-known personalities, had fallen into disrepair with druggies, bike racers and others making it their refuge.
Speaking to mid-day, senior inspector from Worli police station, Gajanan Desurkar said, &ldquo;On Tuesday, at the time of patrolling, our officer has arrested one man for consuming drugs, filing a case against him under the NDPS Act.&rdquo;
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The Worli police also claimed to have 24-hour patrolling in the area and, in the last one year, registering 36-odd cases under the NDPS Act from the Galli. &ldquo;Thankfully, none of them are minors,&rdquo; added Desurkar.
The traffic police, on their part, have placed a board of &lsquo;no parking&rsquo; in the area. &ldquo;I have passed an order to clear the lane of illegal parking, and from now, the lane will be a no-parking zone,&rdquo; said Ashok Dhude, divisional commissioner police (traffic).
However, despite the order, officers haven&rsquo;t been able to remove all vehicles parked illegally there due to space crunch at the RTO as well as owners of some being untraceable.
&ldquo;In 24 hours, we have issued challan for 24 vehicles parked in the lane and taken seven others to the RTO &mdash; four four-wheelers and three two-wheelers. But we haven&rsquo;t been able to clear the lane completely yet,&rdquo; said Anil Burungale, sub-inspector, Worli traffic police.
He added that they haven&rsquo;t come across any bike-racing instances yet, but from now on, as per the order, their officers would keep a vigilant eye on the lane to ensure it is free from nuisance.
36 Number of NDPS cases registered in last one year
7 Number of vehicles taken to RTO
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A day after mid-day report on Abhyas Galli, Worli police arrest one druggie, issue challan for 24 illegally parked vehicles in the lane; promise to keep it nuisance-free

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