Police Raid Bars

• Vasant Dhoble strikes again, arrests 31 in raid on a Mumbai bar

  Mumbai Police's social service branch, which is headed by hockey stick-wielding cop Vasant Dhoble, raided a bar in suburban Mumbai on Friday night. The raid was conducted on Sangam Bar in Malad and the police say 14 bar girls were rescued and 28 customers and three employees of the bar were arrested. They have been booked under various sections of...

• Cops raid bar run by Bal Thackeray's grandson

  Police on Thursday raided a bar run by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's grandson Nihar in suburban Santacruz and arrested three staff members while detaining nine bar girls.Four other staff members, including bar owner Nihar were, however, declared absconding.Acting on a tip off, a raid was conducted on Sangeet Bar at 12.30 am following which the me...

• Cops raid bars in Bhayander

  Acting on a tip-off, the Navghar police raided two bars within its jurisdiction in rural Thane. Eight bargirls who were involved in obscene acts with customers were arrested. Later, all were released on bail after being produced in the Thane sessions court on Tuesday."We received information about Mehendi Bar on Navghar Road and Rupesh Bar near Bha...