The Cyberabad police said they busted an illegal ‘mujra party’ and detained five women and arrested 14 men from a farmhouse in Moinabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad city on Tuesday. The officials allegedly recovered 70 grams of marijuana and liquor bottles from the dance party premises in a joint operation by the Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT) and Moinabad police.
The dance party, featuring semi-nude dance, was attended by people in the age group of 25 to 38, and allegedly organised under the pretext of a birthday celebration, the police said.
“The women were found performing semi-nude dance. We found marijuana from those present,” said a police officer at Moinabad police station. The arrested individuals were taken into custody and are currently being questioned, he added.
The organiser is alleged to have hired the women, who hail from different parts of the country and currently reside in Hyderabadspecifically for the party, the police said. The women were sent to a special government rescue home, the police said.
A case has been registered by the Moinabad Police under section 144(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for exploitation of trafficked persons, particularly those who are trafficked for sexual exploitation, along with relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Telangana Excise Act, the police said.
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