Cops bust rave party in Shamirpet, 26 held

HYDERABAD: Shamirpet police busted a rave party on the premises of a poultry farm and arrested 26 persons, including 12 women, in the early hours of Sunday. The cops seized four cars and Rs 2.98 lakh cash from the revellers.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a poultry farm located in a narrow lane off the Turkapally-Koltur road at 3 am. After crossing a series of sheds where chicken were kept, police found a building with asbestos roofing, in front of which several vehicles were parked.On seeing the cops, the men who were standing guard at the entrance ran way after alerting the people inside. The cops immediately blocked the entrance, but not before a few men managed to escape.
"Inside the building, there were several men and women consuming liquor and indulging in obscene dances. The women were skimpily clad," Shamirpet inspector TN Babji said. The building had a huge hall decorated with disco lights and curtains. Several tables and sofa sets were arranged to consume liquorand a counter was there to serve liquor. There were also several small rooms with beds. The entire place was fitted with air conditioners, the inspector added.
Police took the 14 men and 12 women into custody. On interrogation, the men revealed they were businessmen from Raichur in Karnataka on a city tour. They had reached the city on Saturday morning and while trying to book rooms at two popular resorts in Shamirpet, one Raju alias Rajan met them. Rajan convinced the men to come to the secret party, promising them liquor and women. During the raid, Rajan managed to escape.
Of the 12 women, three were from Kolkata, one from Mumbai and the rest from Telangana and AP. Among them was Rakhi, who in association with Rajan procures women and supplies them to Veeresh Yadav of Alwal, who manages the party area at the farm. The poultry farm is owned by Raji Reddy of Turkapally, who is a local Congress leader. Police also booked Veeresh and Raji Reddy under section 294 (Obscene activities) of the IPC. Cops seized four cars, Rs 2.98 lakh cash and 19 cell phones from the accused.
Gamblers arrested
In another incident, the Special Operations Team (SOT) of Cyberabad raided a flat at Madhapur on Sunday evening and arrested 16 gamblers. They raided flat number 106 at Matrix apartment in Madhapur on Sunday evening and seized Rs 6.61 lakh cash from the gamblers.