Concerns are rising in Pune as videos showing open drug sales and consumption surface, leading to public outcry and political reactions. NCP leader Anil Deshmukh expressed worry over the increasing drug activities in the city, which was once known as a cultural and educational hub. The situation escalated when a Pune bar was sealed and two police officers were suspended after minors were caught taking drugs. Additionally, a right-wing group vandalised a pub in response to the drug abuse videos, resulting in the arrest of eight individuals and the suspension of four more police officers.
A video purportedly showing two youths snorting a powdered substance in a Pune bar has given ammunition to the Opposition with the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) terming the city a “home of drugs and pubs”, reports @tweetateeq https://t.co/HVgOQT91XL
Right-wing group vandalises Pune pub after drug abuse videos surface https://t.co/elpXTR4qqa
On Camera: Pune bar vandalised after minors caught snorting drugs; 8 held, 4 cops suspended https://t.co/iY8a4K7Mqs
Pune Bar Sealed, 2 Cops Suspended After 2 Minors Seen Taking Drugs https://t.co/bVX6c7tSoX
VIDEO | Here's what NCP leader Anil Deshmukh said expressing concerns over surfacing of videos showing open drugs sales in Pune. "The incidents that are happening in Pune are worrying. Many videos are coming, drugs are being sold openly in hotels, bars, and restaurants. The… https://t.co/bkAGAoBjw4
VIDEO | "The way videos of consumption of drugs are surfacing in Pune, it is very disappointing. Pune wasn't like this, and it was a cultural and educational hub. Pune is slowly becoming a hub of drugs and liquor mafia, but the government isn't doing anything... What can we about… https://t.co/prrxMtyPct