Police raid farmhouse, detain 110 party crowd

Karnataka Police raided a farmhouse at a village in Ramanagara district near Bangalore early today and detained 110 persons, including 20 women, engaged in a party. The detainees included four women of foreign origin - one each from Tanzania and Bhutan and two from Iran.

Police raided a farmhouse at a village in Ramanagara district near Bangalore early on Sunday and detained 110 persons, including 20 women, engaged in a party.

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"So far we have not found any drugs but liquor was consumed," a senior police official told PTI.

Ramanagara police raided the premises at Chunchanakuppe near Dodda Aaaladamara, about 25 kms from Bangalore, at around 4 am.

The detainees included four women of foreign origin - one each from Tanzania and Bhutan and two from Iran.

Police was interrogating Adam, who was alleged to be the man behind organising the party.

Police indicated that if no drugs were found, the detainees would only be charged with relevant sections of the Excise Act.