Now, ‘cop terror’ hits prime party circuits

Three non-resident Gujaratis, all owners of farmhouses in the city, approached the Bopal police on Wednesday, stating that they’re throwing no parties, just organising a simple ‘family gathering’. The NRGs wanted to know if there were any chances of the cops taking action against them!

A farmhouse owner, who had a long list of New Year plans, has fled to Goa for the New Year. He abandoned all his plans, fearing that party poopers might come knocking at his door! And that’s not all — it appears that at least six people have cancelled their New Year plans thus!

If the above-mentioned cases are any indication, it appears that the cops who’re planning to play party poopers have already partially succeeded.

Certain farmhouse owners in Ahmedabad have either decided to abstain from booze on New Year’s eve, or have gone to other states to celebrate the gala night.

According to officials of the rural police, some 60 farmhouses located in Bopal, Sarkhej, Sanand and Changodar will be scanned for booze-laced and noisy late-night parties. The owners of these farmhouses haven’t divulged their party plans in advance.

The police say that of the 80 farmhouses in total, owners of only 20 have informed the cops of their New Year plans. Some well-known clubs that have demanded and have been granted permission include Karnavati Club, Countrywide, Greenwood and Sterling, among others.

“We are ready with our plans. The police will not tolerate booze being served at parties. Anyone found under the influence of alcohol will have to face the music. We are trying to maintain an atmosphere where people enjoy the celebrations to the hilt, but without any untoward incidents,” said district superintendent of police, Sandip Singh.

According to Singh, in the last one week, his teams raided dens of over 100 bootleggers, and out of them, 47 raids were successful. However, the cops were only partially successful, as they could not lay their hands on anything much except a couple of bottles of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country-made liquor.