Unauthorised celebration continued till early morning; farmhouse owner, party organiser and DJ operator booked

Nagpur: An unauthorised Diwali party featuring a high-powered DJ system at Su Casa Farms in Shivani Rithi village came under the scanner of Nagpur Rural Police after Pachgaon police raided the venue at around 4.30 am on November 9. The police seized DJ equipment, a generator, a pickup vehicle and other materials collectively worth Rs 16.53 lakh and booked three persons, including the farmhouse owner.

The raid was conducted after a police team on night patrol received a tip-off that a Diwali party was underway at the farmhouse without the requisite permissions. Acting on the information, the team immediately reached the venue and found the celebration in progress with a large sound system.

During the operation, police seized a generator, an Ashok Leyland pickup vehicle, large bass sound boxes, tone boxes, amplifiers, monitors, a power trolley, LED par lights, LED strobe lights, a mixer, console, smoke machine, crossers, splitters, three players, a laptop and other electronic equipment.

Empty and partially filled bottles of foreign liquor were also found at the premises. The total value of the seized property was estimated at Rs 16.53 lakh.

The accused have been identified as Nitesh Vilas Shembekar, a resident of Hudkeshwar and owner of Su Casa Farms; Firoz Jamil Sheikh (30), a resident of Hanuman Ward in Bhandara, who allegedly organised the party; and Vinay Prithviraj Hirekhan (32), a resident of Indora Square, Nagpur, who owned the DJ equipment.

Pachgaon police registered a case against the three 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. Further investigation is underway.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police Harssh A Poddar, Additional SP Anil Mhaske and Umred Sub-Divisional Police Officer Mayank Madhav. Pachgaon Police Station Inspector Ravindra Mankar led the team.

Nagpur Rural Police have reiterated that strict action will be taken against organisers conducting events without mandatory permissions, violating noise pollution norms or flouting other legal provisions. Citizens have been urged to follow the rules while organising festive celebrations and public events.