IN PHOTOS: Mumbai's foothpath turns into an open bar for drinkers after 7 pm

People drink liquor openly near the collector’s office at Kala Nagar in Bandra East on Sunday. Pics/Nimesh Dave Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

mid-day also visited another spot, outside RNA Park near the collector’s office at Kalanagar in Bandra East, which also turns into an open bar after sunset daily Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

People consume alcohol outside Asiatic Department Store near Churchgate on Sunday Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

When brought to the notice of Mumbai Police, Senior Inspector Nilesh Bagul of Marine Drive police station said, “My team will personally visit at this spot and take action. Drinking in public is an Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

When the midday reporter spoke to the shopowner on the footpath and asked whether the BMC took cognisance of the goings-on in the area, one of them replied, “The BMC never takes action after 7 pm an Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Liquor is openly consumed on the footpath outside Asiatic Dept Store outside Churchgate station, on Sunday Mumbai [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }] Next Gallery