Of late, the Commissionerate police (CP) after launching a crackdown on illegal dance bars in the city, recommended to the Excise Department to cancel their licences.
The dance bars have been asked to temporarily pull down their shutters in the city. A letter has been sent to the Excise Department recommending cancellation of the licenses of six dance bars for their illegal activities, said Commissionerate police sources.
Rain The Club, Pentagon and Deepali International in Cuttack Road, Oasis Bar at Bapuji Nagar and Solan-Inn Bar at Kharavel Nagar area in the city, are among the six dance bars , whose licence would be cancelled, said the sources.
last week, three dance bars in the heart of the city were raided by the Commissionerate police for employing girls without availing the necessary license.
As per Odisha Excise rules, 2017, the bar owners need to obtain license from the Excise Commissioner to employ women dancers and singers.
However, not a single bar possess license to employ women artists, police source said.
According to reports, at least six dance bars were raided by the Commissionerate police for illegal engagement of women workers in dance and music shows.
As per the rules, the women dancers should not wear provocative clothes and not receive money from the customers.