Thane, Sep 14 (PTI) Police have raided a bar in Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested 56 people, including waitresses and customers, for allegedly violating the coronavirus prevention guidelines and indulging in obscenity, an official said on Tuesday.

Also Read | WhatsApp Rolls Out Payments Background Feature in India, Here's How To Use It.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the bar located in Manpada area of Dombivli town on Sunday night and found various members of the bar staff and customers not wearing masks and also not following the social distancing norm, senior police inspector Vilas Patil of Kalyan crime unit-III said.

Also Read | India Logs 25,404 New COVID-19 Cases, 339 Deaths in Past 24 Hours; Recovery Rate at 97.58.

Some of the people present there were also found indulging in obscenity, the police said.

Following the raid, the police arrested 56 people, including 21 waitresses, 30 customers and other bar staff members, the official said.

The police also seized cash worth Rs 63,410 and a music system from the premises, he said.

The Manpada police registered offences against the accused under Indian Penal Code Sections 294 (obscene acts and songs), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269, 270 (negligent, malignant acts likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 34 (common intention).

The accused were also booked under provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act, the police added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)