Maharashtra Police raided a high-profile rave party in Pune’s Kharadi area late Saturday night, arresting seven people, including two women, and seizing drugs, liquor, and other illegal items. Among those detained was Pranjal Khewalkar, husband of NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) women's wing president Rohini Khadse and son-in-law of former state minister Eknath Khadse. Sources also hinted at the involvement of a woman MLA’s husband and alleged links to well-known bookie Nikhil Popatani.
00:00Pune Rave Party shocker that we are picking up on.
00:03Big embarrassment for Sharat Pawar camp.
00:06Sharat Pawar aids husband arrested, arrested Pranjal's son-in-law of Eknath Khadse.
00:12Eknath Khadse is an NCP-SP stalwart.
00:16Pranjal, husband of NCP-SP, Neeta Ronini Khadse.
00:20Narcotics liquor seized in this very Pune Rave Party.
00:24The Rave Party had seven accused, including two women held from this very spot.
00:29But that's what we are picking up at the very top of this segment.
00:31These are the preliminary details that we have.
00:34We also have Omkar Wable joining us from Pune to bring us more details on this very incident.
00:41Omkar, very good afternoon to you.
00:43Quite a shocking incident.
00:45Rather, one would also say an embarrassing one at this given point.
00:49What more details are we picking up?
00:53Exactly. The incident took place last night.
00:56So, Pune crime guards carried out late night raid.
00:58In the luxury guest house located in the Kharadi area of Pune, called Sabert.
01:03So, seven to ten people were partying at that place.
01:07One of the informers of Pune police got the information, he got the tip.
01:11And then, Pune crime guards raid the place.
01:13And after that, shocking thing is, they detained seven people.
01:18One of them is Pranjar Kherkar, who is the son-in-law of former minister, former BJP minister,
01:26Eknath Kharse, who is now politically aligned with the Sharath Pawar group.
01:31But, interestingly, police found some intoxicated substance over there, like cocaine and marijuana, everything.
01:41So, now, police are preparing their F.I.R., they are still drafting everything.
01:46But seven people are detained, till now two of them are women.
01:50And the main thing is, Pune CP will brief everything in some time.
01:54But, till now, seven are detained.
01:56And after that, they will be brought to the Pune station's court.
02:01Right, Omkar.
02:02So, quite disturbing details at this given point.
02:05And, definitely, as we have been speaking, it's an embarrassment for the Sharath Pawar camp itself.
02:11Sharath Pawar aide's husband has also been arrested.
02:13Take us through the details of who else have been picked up.
02:17Because, right now, if we are to go by the details that's coming in,
02:21seven accused, including two women, have been held from this very rave party.
02:27Exactly.
02:27Well, Pune crime is still cross-verifying and some formalities are to be completed soon.
02:34But, still now, they have launched the detailed investigation to trace supply chain to seize the drugs.
02:40Because, identification and the supply chain of drugs and identifying those details is important before they have to go to the court.
02:49So, now, police are investigating further.
02:52And, interestingly, all seven accused are still detained and they'll be produced in the station's court by the afternoon.
02:59Right.
02:59You know, we are also looking at how there is the narcotics department involved.
03:04Are there any reports at this given point that's coming in, in terms of what all may have gone down there,
03:11in terms of drug abuse, substance abuse, if anything, that was found so far?
03:17Well, primary report, it highlights two people were intoxicated with this cocaine.
03:24So, test of two people already positive.
03:26Others are still going on because the early morning, Pune police brought those all accused to the substance in hospital.
03:35And, after that, after the medical test, now arrest procedures are going and they're still underway.
03:41But, main thing is, there was a substance called cocaine and marijuana police found at the spot.
03:49And, also, spot panchanama is still going on.
03:51Right, Omkar.
03:52So, these are the preliminary details, viewers, that we are getting.
03:55So, Omkar, at this given point, have we seen any statement or reaction coming in from the NCP Sharath Bawar faction itself on this very incident?
04:06Well, Rohit Bawar is going to conduct his press conference just in some time.
04:12But, before that, BJP leader, Mahajan and other, like Praveen Dharek and everything,
04:18they started alleging the NCP leaders and already, reactions have already started.
04:25Right, and have the reports come in for Pranjal himself?
04:28I'm sure there are medical tests that have been done for him as well.
04:32Have the reports arrived for him in terms of what he may have been under the influence of as well?
04:38Well, we'll have to wait for the final report, but preliminary reports are clearly indicating that he was under the influence of alcohol.
04:48But, still, police are cross-verifying whether, how exactly they can put NDPS Act in this whole framework.
04:57Right. So, if we look at it from a legal perspective, what would you say if there are traces of such substances found in the medical reports for Pranjal,
05:08what would you say awaits for him, legally speaking?
05:11Exactly. So, that is why the Pune crime branch is still drafting the FIR, some formalities are underway,
05:19and after the meeting of Pune's CP, they are going to give a press briefing, and after that, everything will be clear.
05:27Right. So, it is a little too early in terms of the probe to speak of what exactly has come forward.
05:32Also, if we are to look at the rave party itself that was organized, any details of who else might have been involved in the organizing of this very party?
05:44Any other big names coming to the forefront?
05:48Not yet, but two days ago, one of the accused, he had his birthday two days ago, and that is why all people come from the Maharashtra,
05:57they were celebrating at the same time. In the evening, they went to a local lounge bar. After that, they were continuously hopping,
06:06and late night, they booked, it wasn't a house party, they booked a studio apartment, so they can enjoy together and they can celebrate everything,
06:15and that is how police got the tip, and crime branch, two officers of crime branch were continuously following them.
06:21Then they got the tip, and that's how Pune crime branch redid the place, and they got everything over there.
06:27Right. Right, Romkar, thank you for bringing us all those details in terms of what exactly went down,
06:34and the investigation that has currently been launched into this very case.
06:38It is indeed a shocker, and yet again, an embarrassing moment for another politician,
06:43another political party in Maharashtra when we speak of abuse of power in the very state that we have rampantly been witnessing coming in.
