Bengaluru: A private overnight party organised without permission at a duplex house in Yamalur, with entry fees of up to Rs 2,400 and facilities for hookah, alcohol and smoking, has come under the police scanner, and three people have been arrested.On Nov 8 around 10 pm, Central Crime Branch’s women’s protection wing received information about the late-night party on the first floor of the duplex building in Yamalur near Marathahalli, east Bengaluru.The organisers invited young men and women through WhatsApp, Instagram and other online platforms, including HOPZYX APP and FV SOCIALS 404, without obtaining police permission. Entry fee was fixed at Rs 1,710 for men, Rs 1,080 for women and Rs 2,400 for couples, apart from additional charges.The event involved consumption of hookah, alcohol and tobacco, smoking and playing music, besides other alleged unlawful activities. Alcohol bottles were brought to the premises, police said.The organisers were identified as FV SOCIALS 404, represented by Parth K, Arihant Pandey, Abhinav Pandey, Anurag Chouhan and others. Chouhan is a resident of the house.A case has been registered at Marathahalli police station under Karnataka Excise Act, Karnataka Police Act and Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA).
