Six arrested for birthday bash during curfew hours in Vadodara

VADODARA: Celebrating birthday during night curfew hours proved to be costly for six men who were arrested on Wednesday. The accused were celebrating the birthday of Nandkishor Solanki at his residence in Kishanwadi late on Tuesday night.
The Warasia police said that the accused flouted police notification about curfew after 9 pm and were not wearing face masks too. “As per Covid rules, they were supposed to follow social distancing norms and wear masks.They gathered after 9 pm when the curfew starts. All have been booked for flouting the notification,” a police official said.
Apart from Solanki, the other accused have been identified as Chandrakant Parmar, Anil Maachi, Alpesh Thakore, Tarun Solanki and Kaushik Solanki. The cops swung into action after a video of the birthday bash went viral on Wednesday. Solanki is seen cutting the cake using a sharp weapon. The cops said that Chandrakant used to be a bootlegger several years ago.
The police said that though the curfew hours have been relaxed, it has been ensuring that citizens don’t venture out of their homes late in the night.