Thane rave party busted, drugs seized, 95 detained

A rave party was busted by police in Thane, Maharashtra in the early hours of December 31.

At least 95 people were detained after the raid. The party was being held near a creek in Thane city.

News agency PTI reported quoting police officials that Crime Branch Unit V - Wagle Estate and Unit II Bhiwandi conducted the raid at an open space in a remote area near Vadavali Creek around 3 am.


Among the 95 persons detained, five are women, deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shivraj Patil told the news agency.

Tejas Kubal (23) and Sujal Mahajan (19), who organised the party, have been arrested, police officials said.

70 gm of charas, 0.41 gm of LSD, 2.10 gm of Ecstasy pills, 200 gm of ganja and alcohol were recovered from the scene. 21 motorcycles were also seized. Police officials put the total value of the seizure at Rs 8 lakh.

A case has been filed under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the accused.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.