The Kangra police busted a rave party at a café in Upper Bhagsu during the early hours on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, Soumya Sambasivam, DIG, Northern Range, led the police team to the spot, where they uncovered an ongoing rave party.
During the operation, police recovered 5.3 grams of ganja/bhang leaves, 25.9 grams of charas and 1.2 grams of heroin, along with packing material and 19 beer cans, from the premises of the café.
A case has been registered at Police Station McLeodganj under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act and the Himachal Pradesh Excise Act.
Two persons, Rakesh Kumar (39), owner of Jungle Calling Café, and Vijit Bhattacharya (39), a resident of West Bengal, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the café owner was allegedly hosting rave parties on August 22 and 23 on the café premises.
It has also emerged during investigation that the rave parties were being advertised and promoted through social media and closed online groups. Relevant screenshots and other digital evidence have been collected by the police, while further verification and examination of the digital evidence is on.
The DIG said, “Rave is the most dangerous cult. It is more sabotaging as it develops a whole ecosystem where art, music, spirituality, love and all kinds of human emotions are projected to be enjoyed at its best through drugs.”
{{/usCountry}}The DIG said, “Rave is the most dangerous cult. It is more sabotaging as it develops a whole ecosystem where art, music, spirituality, love and all kinds of human emotions are projected to be enjoyed at its best through drugs.”
{{/usCountry}}She said the police are stepping up all its efforts to curb such illegal gatherings and keep a strict vigil on such celebrations.
She said the timely intervention by Kangra police today has resulted in the successful disruption of the party at a place that did not even possess the requisite licence for serving or selling alcoholic beverages on its premises.