The district police raided a party organised by a group of students, from a well-known college from Sector-23, at a bar and restaurant at Sector-29 market, and caught over 20 minor's out of 54 who were allegedly drinking alcohol on Tuesday. The age group of the students was 20 to 23.
Based on a tip-off, a police team raided the bar and restaurant where over 54 students from the colleges had gathered to celebrate a birthday party. “The event was organised by a student group from the college at Feel Alive club and over 20 minors were consuming alcohol,” said the police.
later the Excise officials were also informed about the raid. A team from the Excise department reached the spot to verify the students' identity and took action against the club manager as per the Excise Act.
“A necessary action will be initiated against the club as they have floated the Excise norms. A group of students have admitted that they had consumed alcohol. We have written a letter to our head office for strict actions against the outlet,” said deputy excise and taxation commissioner Sneh lata.
“We have taken the statements of the minors and the stewards who were serving liquor to them. We have let off the students after a stern warning. We did not subject them to a medical examination since it's against the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act,” said Ram Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sector-29 police station.