Bengaluru:

The Bengaluru Police has registered a case against 104 people after a rave party was busted at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru earlier this week.

The ‘Sunset to Sunrise Victory’ rave – held at GM Farmhouse in the Singena Agrahara area near Electronic City – was attended by high-profile men and women from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and continued till the early morning hours, initial reports said. The prominent guests included Telugu actors Hema and Ashi Roy, sources told NDTV.

According to the FIR, accessed by NDTV, 73 men and 30 women were at the party, of whom 59 men and 27 women tested positive for narcotics in the blood test done by the police at a private hospital.

Most of the people who attended the party were consuming drugs, the police said, adding that the Central Crime Branch (CCB) will send notices to all those who have tested positive.

The police seized 14.4 grams of MDMA pills, 1.16 grams of MDMA crystals, six grams of hydro cannabis, five grams of cocaine, 500-denomination notes with cocaine coating, six grams of hydro ganja, five mobile phones, two cars – a Volkswagen and a Land Rover, and DJ equipment, including sound and lighting, the FIR copy said.

The case, initially filed at Electronic City – where the farmhouse is located, was transferred to the Hebbagodi police and later to the CCB.

On May 20, the police raided the rave party near Electronic City and seized a huge cache of drugs, including MDMA pills and cocaine. The event, masqueraded as a birthday party, continued till the crack of dawn.

Bengaluru:

The Karnataka Police, which is probing the case related to a rave party in Bengaluru involving over 200 people, where narcotics were seized, is also investigating the possibility of a sex racket being operated alongside the supply of drugs.

Five individuals were arrested in the case and the police department has transferred the investigation from the Electronics City Police Station to the Narcotics Wing of the City Central Crime Branch (CCB).

The investigation revealed that the Rave party began on Saturday evening (May 20) at the GM Farm House in Singena Agrahara on the outskirts of Bengaluru and over 200 people attended it.

Many attendees left the farmhouse in the wee hours of Sunday (May 21), while others joined the party on Sunday.

Sources told news agency IANS that each individual was charged Rs 2 lakh for entry and was asked to claim that they were attending a birthday party.

Police sources confirmed that they are strongly suspecting that the organisers were also running a sex racket.

Everything was planned meticulously and all demands of participants were fulfilled.

Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara stated that the government aims to make Karnataka a drug-free state and will not tolerate Rave parties.

He warned that students who come to Karnataka for studies and engage in taking drugs and selling them, are being monitored and will be sent back to their states.

The police earlier said that the Rave party, titled ‘Sunset to Sunrise Victory,’ was attended by more than 100 people, including techies, Telugu actors, and others.

MDMA, cocaine, hydro ganja, and other substances were allegedly used by those who attended the party.
 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)