Maharashtra govt to draft bill for revival of Mumbai's dance bars
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is preparing to introduce a bill aimed at reviving dance bars in Mumbai. The draft bill was scheduled for approval by the state cabinet on Tuesday but was deferred for modifications.
The ban on dance bars was enforced in 2005 by then Home Minister R. R. Patil. Despite multiple court rulings overturning the ban, successive state governments refused to allow their operation. In 2016, the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants, and Bar Rooms and the Protection of Dignity of Women Act was enacted. In 2019, the Supreme Court struck down legal amendments banning dance bars and proposed regulations, but the BJP-led government rejected them.
According to sources, the proposed bill includes strict regulations: only four dancers will be allowed on stage, a minimum distance of 2-3 meters must be maintained between performers and patrons, throwing money at dancers will be prohibited, smoking inside will be banned, and CCTV surveillance will be mandatory.
Rohit Patil, son of the late R. R. Patil, has opposed the move, citing concerns over Maharashtra’s cultural values. The bill is expected to face opposition in the state legislature.
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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