39 foreigners among 101 arrested in raid on farmhouse near Bangalore
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In an early morning operation on Sunday, a farmhouse at Tavarakere near here was raided by the police on suspicion that a rave party was on and 101 people, including 39 foreign nationals, were arrested. A huge quantity of liquor and over 40 vehicles, besides musical instruments, cash and cellphones were seized.
The party was organised at a farmhouse in Chunchanakuppe village, about 6 km from Tavarakere. Those arrested by the Ramanagara police included citizens of France, Germany, Iran, Sweden, Israel, Tanzania, Bhutan and other countries, who are aged between 25 and 30. A majority of the foreign nationals are students.
“Based on information, we raided the farmhouse around 4 a.m. and arrested 101 people, including 29 women, who were partying,” Ramanagara Deputy Superintendent of Police D. Devaraj told The Hindu. “Though we have not seized drugs from the spot, the arrested were subjected to medical examination at the Government Hospital in Magadi,” he added.