Nearly 200 held from rave party in Noida

Around 161 men and 31 women were arrested from a rave party being held illegally at a farmhouse in Noida, the police said Sunday.

The accused were held late Saturday night from Sector 135 where alcohol and other intoxicants were being served illegally, a senior officer said.

“We had got information about such a rave party being conducted at a farmhouse here after which 161 men and 31 women were nabbed from the spot,” said Vaibhav Krishna, Senior Superintendent of Police (Gautam Buddh Nagar).

“Most of those arrested belong to Delhi, while some are from Haryana and only a few are from Noida,” he added.

Seized items

Thirty-one 31 hookah, 112 beer bottles, 30 liquor bottles, which were meant for sale in Delhi, among other items, have been seized from the farmhouse, the officer said.

Five of the key organisers of the event have also been arrested.

“The key organisers have been identified as Amit Tyagi, Pankaj Sharma, Adnan Ahmed, Balesh Kohli, all four from Delhi, and Kapil Singh Bhati, from Ghaziabad,” Mr. Krishna said.

A case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code against those arrested and a probe is under way, he added.