Karnataka: Homestay owner held for curfew violations in Ramanagara

BENGALURU: Cops on Friday night raided a homestay near Kanva reservoir in MK Doddi, Ramanagara district, for violating night curfew rules during New Year celebrations. The man, identified as Swamy, 32, has been arrested under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020.
Police were tipped by villagers about the homestay which had revellers playing music and dancing outside detachable tents.
Ramanagara district SP S Girish said there were more than 500 revellers, most of whom were from Bengaluru, Mandya and Mysuru. “There were families among them, so we allowed them to leave. We seized alcohol bottles and detachable tents used during the celebrations,” he said.
The homestay owner claimed to have accepted online bookings for the celebrations around two months ago, but hadn’t taken police permission. Swamy was informed about the latest government guidelines and night curfew rules. Prima facie, he violated them, the SP said.
In another incident in Chikkaballapur district, cops stopped a New Year party organised at a resort after drunk revellers got into an argument and refused to stop public celebrations.