Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday spoke to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar and directed him to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures which are flouting building rules.
A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said Shinde also directed the police to initiate renewed action against drug peddlers to make Pune a drug free city.
Bars in the state’s second largest city came into focus over the past 48 hours after a video, allegedly from Liquid Leisure Lounge or L3 on Fergusson College Road, showed some youths with a drugs like substance.
A police probe into the viral video has led to the arrest of eight persons, including an event organiser, while the excise department has arrested six waiters of L3 for allegedly flouting liquor stock norms. An inspector, an assistant inspector and two beat marshals from the Shivajinagar police station, who were on night duty, have been suspended in connection with the case. PTI MR BNM
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