66 Women Rescued From Dance Bars in Bengaluru; 14 Held

Bengaluru Police claimed to have rescued 66 women from dance bars, who were forced to dance with skimpy clothes.

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Bangalore city police on Sunday, 9 February claimed to have rescued 66 women, who were forced to dance in three city bars. Fourteen people were arrested in this connection.

The raids were carried out by Central Crime Branch police following inputs about illegally operating dance bars, an official release said.

They also seized Rs 1.24 lakh from the dance bar operators. The customers present there were also detained. According to Police, confining women and operating dance bars was violation of trade licence.

Fourteen people who had allegedly confined the 66 women from different states in these bars and forced them to dance wearing revealing outfits were arrested, they said.