Haryana Police along with Delhi Zonal Office of Narcotics Control Bureau on Thursday detained 44 boys and four girls from a farm house on the outskirts of Delhi for an alleged Christmas-eve ‘Rave party’ being held there. Police seized a variety of party drugs, stimulant narcotics and liquor bottles reserved in Tiwari Farm House at Village Bisar in Manesar area of Gurgaon district for the party.
Navdeep Singh Virk, Commissioner of Police, Gurgaon said, they conducted a joint operation after getting an information from Rohit Sharma, Zonal Director, NCB Delhi and after the preliminary verification of the information, a combined raid was put in to force at the spot.
“A joint raiding team of Gurgaon Police and NCB officials comprising three Inspectors and about 35 other police officials including lady police officers of Gurgaon police and Intelligence Officers of NCB was constituted to carry out the joint operation under an Assistant Commissioner of Police of Gurgaon”, added police.
The rave party organiser had taken several precautions to alert the invitees in case of a police operation, which were rendered ineffective by the operational planning of Gurgaon Police, said police. Police said the narcotic substances recovered include lSD, crystal methamphetamine, charas, hashish, ganja and cocaine in the possession of young girls and boys there.
“The persons detained are mostly youngsters in the age group of 20-26 years who are either students, BPO executives or work in event management companies including one 46- year-old swiss national and mostly from Delhi”, said police.
While giving details of the raid, police said the operation was started in the early hours of December 25 and went on for a few hours. The role of the farm house owner is being investigated, said police.
“Invite for this Rave party was circulated on FaceBook and WhatsApp, for an entry fee of `1,000 each besides providing narcotics for use to the youngsters on cash basis. liquor was also being served in the party without any excise permit”, said police.
A Whatsapp message was intercepted by the NCB and police authorities and circulated by the alleged organisers read “Sonik Scizzor (Dark Prisma Records) Ritual Begins: 00:00 into the woods….love and Party.” According to sources, the event organisers have already organised around 10-12 such parties earlier too. Blood samples of all detainees are being taken.
The case has been registered at Police Station Tauru, of Mewat Police. Navdeep Singh Virk, Commissioner of Police has cautioned students and youngsters to avoid invitation to such rave parties as they could land into serious trouble and spoil their careers.