KOLKATA: A brawl broke out at a popular nightclub on Theatre Road in the wee hours on Saturday after some youths got involved in an argument. Despite being asked to leave, the youths allegedly continued creating trouble in an inebriated condition before assaulting police.
Cops have arrested five persons so far and slapped stringent IPC sections against them.
CCTV footage from the night club and the road outside has been seized to further investigate the case. Overall, the city witnessed 94 arrests on Friday and Saturday.
According to police, they received a call around 3.15am informing them of a disturbance at the club.
“Immediately, officers from Shakespeare Sarani police station rushed to the spot and found a mob in an intoxicated condition. Even as our officers asked them to leave, they began pushing others. Within minutes, the accused began to deliberately create disturbances. It was also learnt that it was the same mob that was creating nuisance by shouting and getting abusive within the premises of the night club,” said joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma.
When the police intervened, the accused physically assaulted an on-duty police personnel. “Accordingly, we proceeded to try and arrest the five persons. We had to use some force as they were preventing their arrest. Later on the basis of a complaint letter of sub-inspector Souvik Sen, a case was registered against them at the Shakespeare Sarani PS,” said Jt CP Sharma.
