Pune car crash: Nagpur cops go undercover to survey pubs, bars for violations
Nagpur (PTI): In the wake of the Pune car crash, the senior police officers in Maharashtra's Nagpur went undercover to survey pubs and bars in the city to look for violations, an official said on Tuesday.
A special team of the Nagpur police visited pubs, bars, and clubs on Sunday night and uncovered several violations of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, he said.
The Nagpur police's action has come after the car crash in Pune in which two IT professionals lost their lives after a Porsche allegedly driven by a 17-year-old in an inebriated state ran over them on May 19.
Police Commissioner Dr Ravinder Singal said a detailed report will be filed based on the officers' findings, and notices will be served to the management of pubs and clubs for violations under the Maharashtra Police Act.
At least 13 senior officers, including assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and deputy commissioners of police (DCPs), visited pubs posing as customers to observe the operations, another official said.
Policemen visited 13 establishments on Sunday night and found several violations, such as overcrowding and serving liquor to underage customers, he said.
In some places, CCTV cameras were strategically placed to leave certain areas of pubs unmonitored, the official said.
As per law, establishments serving alcohol must deploy marshals to ensure that customers do not drive under the influence of liquor, but none of the pubs and bars followed this rule, he said.
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
