Malwani police raided a party attended by homosexual men for allegedly playing loud music without permission and indulging in obscene behaviour at a bungalow in Madh Island early Sunday morning. Police claimed that there was "indecent dancing" and "groping".
Twenty-two individuals, including six eunuchs, were brought to Malwani police station and charged under Sections 33 (w) (failure to get permission to hold a party in a public place) and 110 (indulging in obscene behaviour) of the Bombay Police Act. They were fined Rs 5,000 and Rs 1,200 respectively for violating each section and let off at 9 am Sunday. However, the police said that at least ten others who had attended the party managed to escape during the course of the raid.
At 2.25 am, Malwani police raided Sea Shells on Madh Island. Event manager Godawarish Nanda (27), three DJs and a care taker were charged under Section 33 (w) of the Bombay Police Act, while 17 others were charged with obscenity.
"A call was made to the control room complaining about the loud music. We were alerted after 2 am. When we reached the bungalow, we found that the organiser did not have permission to hire DJs and play music. The organiser had also invited six eunuchs, who were dancing indecently and the men were groping them. Some 10-15 others fled when we came. The rest were taken to police station and charged. All of them had drinking licences for a day," said inspector Phooldas Bhoye.
He added that Nanda, a Charkop resident, had rented the bungalow and hired the DJs. "He is a professional event manager who has organised several parties. The men who attended the party were all aged around 26-27 years and came from lower class families. One of them is a courier delivery boy," said Bhoye.
Mahesh Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone XI, said a few homosexual men were among those who attended the party. "They were playing music late at night without permission, which is why the place was raided. Some gay men were also present there but no sexual activity had taken place," he said.
Another party organiser told Newsline that usually for private parties, 20 permissions have to be sought. Sibi, who organises parties for the LGBT community frequently, said he generally tries to host parties at places that already have all permissions. The permissions include excise, photographic performance permit, licence for the dance floor and licence for the DJ.
"We also need to inform the police that we are having such a party. Police have been very supportive so far. We hardly faced any trouble at our parties. There was an issue a year ago when a local politician asked the police to raid our party for no valid reason. We had raised the issue and police drew flak, but since then there has been no trouble," he said.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mumbai-police-raid-gay-party-22-arrested/1072396/0
Twenty-two individuals, including six eunuchs, were brought to Malwani police station and charged under Sections 33 (w) (failure to get permission to hold a party in a public place) and 110 (indulging in obscene behaviour) of the Bombay Police Act. They were fined Rs 5,000 and Rs 1,200 respectively for violating each section and let off at 9 am Sunday. However, the police said that at least ten others who had attended the party managed to escape during the course of the raid.
At 2.25 am, Malwani police raided Sea Shells on Madh Island. Event manager Godawarish Nanda (27), three DJs and a care taker were charged under Section 33 (w) of the Bombay Police Act, while 17 others were charged with obscenity.
"A call was made to the control room complaining about the loud music. We were alerted after 2 am. When we reached the bungalow, we found that the organiser did not have permission to hire DJs and play music. The organiser had also invited six eunuchs, who were dancing indecently and the men were groping them. Some 10-15 others fled when we came. The rest were taken to police station and charged. All of them had drinking licences for a day," said inspector Phooldas Bhoye.
He added that Nanda, a Charkop resident, had rented the bungalow and hired the DJs. "He is a professional event manager who has organised several parties. The men who attended the party were all aged around 26-27 years and came from lower class families. One of them is a courier delivery boy," said Bhoye.
Mahesh Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone XI, said a few homosexual men were among those who attended the party. "They were playing music late at night without permission, which is why the place was raided. Some gay men were also present there but no sexual activity had taken place," he said.
Another party organiser told Newsline that usually for private parties, 20 permissions have to be sought. Sibi, who organises parties for the LGBT community frequently, said he generally tries to host parties at places that already have all permissions. The permissions include excise, photographic performance permit, licence for the dance floor and licence for the DJ.
"We also need to inform the police that we are having such a party. Police have been very supportive so far. We hardly faced any trouble at our parties. There was an issue a year ago when a local politician asked the police to raid our party for no valid reason. We had raised the issue and police drew flak, but since then there has been no trouble," he said.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mumbai-police-raid-gay-party-22-arrested/1072396/0
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