Overview
- Police and special operations teams raided the S K Natural Retreat farmhouse on August 14, detaining 51 foreigners from 11 countries after uncovering unlicensed liquor and loud music at a birthday party.
- Officers confiscated 90 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor without excise permits and lodged an FIR against the farmhouse management for excise and police permission violations.
- Immigration officials verified documents for all detainees, releasing six women and nine men with valid visas while the remainder received restriction orders and were moved to a holding centre.
- Preliminary tests found two women and one man positive for ganja, and full drug and forensic analyses are underway as authorities probe consumption patterns.
- Investigators are examining the Ugandan host’s expired visa status and tracking how contraband reached the event to inform further legal and immigration actions.