AI-generated representational illustration of a private-villa pool party setting; it does not depict the Marathahalli raid.
Bengaluru: Three organisers have been taken into custody after the Central Crime Branch (CCB) raided a pool party in Marathahalli amid allegations of drug use. Marathahalli police are questioning the organisers and investigating the suspected supply and consumption of narcotics at the gathering.
The event was promoted as a Diwali pool party, with bookings accepted through an online app. It was organised as a “strangers party”, bringing together people who did not know one another and had booked their participation online.
The organisers allegedly arranged such gatherings by renting private houses or villas. After customers booked through the app, they were given the address of the property where the party would be held.
Cannabis and MDMA were reportedly found at the Marathahalli gathering. There are also allegations that drugs were supplied to attendees and used alongside alcohol and hookah. The nature and extent of the suspected drug activity are under investigation.
Police are examining the allegation that the pool-party format was used as a cover for a rave party during the Diwali celebrations. The three organisers are being questioned about how the gathering was arranged and how the suspected narcotics reached the venue.
The inquiry also covers the substances allegedly used, their sources and the people involved in supplying them. Investigators are looking into where the organisers may previously have held similar parties and whether further events were being planned.
There is also suspicion that comparable gatherings were organised in other parts of the country. That possibility is being examined as part of the investigation; the available information does not establish the extent of any wider operation.
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