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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3 killed, 4 injured in truck-autorickshaw collision in UP
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed and four injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saurabh Dixit said the truck was coming from the Jalalabad side and the auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction.
Due to the impact of the collision, Ramkshatriya (28), an unidentified 40-year-old woman and Kallu (45) died on the spot, the SP said.
On receiving information about the accident, police rescued four injured people, who were admitted to the government medical college for treatment. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Dixit said.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident and the vehicle has been seized. Efforts are underway to trace the driver, police said.
