Over 26 people were nabbed for consuming liquor at K-2 restaurant who had serving without without procuring license. The manager of the restaurant was also held. The raid was conducted late in the night in Chunabhatti area on Saturday.
According to the police acting on a tip off K-2 restaurant was raided at around 12 in the night and found that several youths were consuming liquor. The party goers were detained by the police and started the further investigation.
CSP Habibganj CM Dwivedi said that the hotel was raided after receiving information of serving liquor without having license for the facility.
In the initial investigation it was found that it was a weekend party where youths were found with girls taking dinner who were warned and released while the youths were detained.
Action would be taken against the manager who facilitated the serving of liquor.
The police have registered a case under Excise Act. The manager of the restaurant Ashish Baghel was booked for serving liquor without procuring license. Police said that the period would be investigated for which the restaurant was serving liquor.
Police went lenient with the girls some of whom were also drunk but were released after giving and no action was taken against them.
Ruckus was created at the restaurant after police raided K-2 restaurant situated in a posh area but the youths consuming liquor were detained and no one managed to escape as the restaurant was sieged by the police.
In the raid police nabbed 25 youths while girls accompanying them were released after giving warning.