Mira-Bhayandar: The Navghar police, on Friday night, raided a ladies' bar in Bhayandar which was found to be indulging in dance performances under the guise of live orchestra shows. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Hotel Tarzan – a notorious ladies-cum-orchestra bar located on the Navghar-Fatak Road in Bhayandar (Wast). Earlier, the crime branch unit had raided the bar and rescued 10 girls who were found to be squeezed into a specially created secret cavity which served as a hideout during police raids.
The police team initially sent a decoy customer who recorded the dance performances on video, following which the raid was conducted. A total of seven people including the manager Dorai Raj, 43, cashier Santosh Anand Shetty, 48, and other staff members were booked, while 15 soliciting customers were rounded up and seven women were rescued. Meanwhile, cash amounting to just ₹11,570 was seized from the bar counter. Moreover, the actual beneficiaries of the immoral trade including the owner and operator are still at large.
