Police begin crackdown on illegal dance bars in city

Bhubaneswar | Monday | 20th August, 2018

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BHUBANESWAR: The commissionerate police have started a special drive against illegal dance bars in the city. "A few bar owners had applied for dance bar licence. "In last one month, we raided at least six bars where we found illegal engagement of women in dance and music shows. Utmost care and safety measures were taken for female singers," said Satya Mohanty, a bar owner. Police said not a single bar here possesses the permission to hold dance or music shows by female artists..