Pune bar case: Cops detain 2 people from Mumbai for alleged use of drugs

The Pune police have detained two people from Mumbai accused of the alleged use of drugs at a bar a top official told PTI on TuesdayThe detained duo was reportedly seen with a substance similar to drugs in a video that went viral earlier he saidPubs in the states secondlargest city were noticed after the video allegedly from a bar on Punes Fergusson College Road called Liquid Leisure Lounge or L3 showed some youths with some druglike substances reported PTIAccording to the news agency report the police said the bar was operating until 5 am on Sunday and liquor was being sold beyond the permissible time limit Reportedly bars and pubs in Pune are allowed to remain open until 130 amPune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar told PTI We have detained from Mumbai a total of two persons who were seen in the viral video with the druglike substanceEarlier the police reportedly arrested eight people in connection with the Pune bar case including an event organizer and suspended four police personnel after the L3 bar was found operating beyond the permissible time limit Besides the excise department has arrested six waiters at L3 for allegedly flouting norms related to the serving of liquor and its stock as reported by PTIThe police have collected samples from the toilet in L3 and sent them for an examination to check for the presence of a narcotic substanceMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Monday and directed him to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures flouting building rules reported news agency PTIA statement from the Chief Ministers Office CMO in Mumbai said Shinde directed the police to initiate renewed action against peddlers to make Pune a drugfree city and use bulldozers against illegal structures linked to narcotic substances reported PTI The statement was released in the wake of the Pune bar caseStrict action should be taken against illegal pubs to make Pune city drugfree Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has given instructions to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar that bulldozers should be moved on illegal constructions related to drugs said the CMO statement reported PTIThe CM directed officials to initiate action against drug sellers and demolish illegal pubs and structures that flout building rulesAn inspector an assistant inspector and two beat marshals from the Shivajinagar police station who were on night duty have been suspended in connection with the Pune bar caseWith inputs from PTI