Many celebrities including Cricketer Suresh Raina, singer Guru Randhawa, interior designer Sussanne Khan were booked after a raid at the Dragon Fly club near Mumbai Airport. The raid took place after Maharashtra government declared a night curfew in municipal corporation areas. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure amid the growing concerns over a new coronavirus variant spreading in the United Kingdom.
Mumbai Police raided the club situated in JW Mariott in Andheri on 22nd December at around 2:30 am. The club had been flouting COVID-19 restrictions. According to Mid Day, the police booked 37 violators including seven staffers. “The raids were conducted based on information that various night clubs were violating the restrictions and not adhering to the social distancing guidelines,” a senior Mumbai Police officer told the newspaper.
It is said that rapper Badshah fled the scene from the back gate. FIRs have been lodged under section 188 of IPC, Bombay police act and relevant sections of epidemic diseases act.
Ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, the Maharashtra Government declared a night curfew from 22nd December to 5th January. The official statement also stated that institutional quarantine for 14 days is mandatory for people arriving from European and West Asian countries.
