Nagpur Rural Police raid Sukasa farmhouse, seize Rs 16.53 lakh of equipment at illegal DJ party

Nagpur Rural Police raided an alleged illegal DJ party at the Sukasa farmhouse in Shivani Rithi village on Umred Road in the early hours of Monday, November 9. Police seized sound systems and other equipment valued at Rs 16.53 lakh. A case has been registered against three people for alleged violation of noise pollution and other rules.

The raid took place at about 4.30 am. Pachgaon police had received information that a party with loud DJ music was being held without the necessary permission. When a police team on night patrol reached the farmhouse, it found a DJ setup, a generator and several other electronic devices in use.

During the action, police seized an Ashok Leyland pickup vehicle, large bass speakers, sound boxes, amplifiers, monitors, LED lights, a mixer, a console, a smoke machine, a laptop and other electronic equipment. Empty and half-filled bottles of foreign liquor were also reportedly found at the farmhouse. The total value of the seized items has been estimated at Rs 16.53 lakh.

The three people booked are Nitesh Vilas Shembekar, the owner of the farmhouse, who lives in Hudkeshwar, Nagpur; Firoz Jamil Sheikh (30), described as the organiser of the party, who lives in Hanuman Ward, Bhandara; and Vinay Prithviraj Hirekhan (32), the owner of the DJ equipment, who lives in Indora Chowk, Nagpur.

The case has been registered at Pachgaon police station under Sections 223 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Section 68 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.

The action was carried out under the guidance of Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police Dr Harsh A. Poddar, Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Mhaske and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Mayank Madhav. The raid was led by Police Inspector Ravindra Mankar.

Nagpur Rural Police have warned event organisers not to hold parties without the required permission and not to violate the prescribed noise pollution rules. Further investigation into the case is under way.