Bhayandar : Tightening its screws on obscene and vulgar activities in local watering holes, the Anti Human Trafficking unit of the Thane (rural) police raided a notorious bar in Kashimira late on Friday night.
Acting on tip-off about obscene dance shows under the garb of live orchestra performances, a team led by Assistant Police Inspector Sanjay Bangar sent a decoy and after confirmation swooped down at Matrix live orchestra bar in Kashimira.
Eight people including the operator, manager, cashier and five waiters were arrested and booked under sections 3, 8, (1) (2) of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women Act, 2016. The place was running an orchestra bar but would in fact hold dance performances by female singers, police said.
Similar raids had been carried out in three other bars in the region early this month.
