Liquor consumed openly 100 metres from Satellite police station, 7 arrested

Seven persons who were openly consuming liquor on the footsteps of a commercial, 100 metres from the Satellite police station, were arrested after the video of their revelry went viral on social media.  

Ahmedabad City Police swung into action and different teams were dispatched to arrest Piyush Makwana (resident of Narol), Sanjay alias Sagar Parmar (Vejalpur), Mayank Makwana (Old Vadaj), Vicky Makwana (Gota), Hiren Solanki (Ghuma), Amitsinh Dabhi (Naranpura), and Mayur Makwana (Satellite).

The 45-second viral video showed the men with liquor bottles near the Shivalik Complex on ISKCON crossroads.

The arrests were made after senior officials of the Satellite police station began a probe based on the video.

Following the incident, concerns have been emerged regarding the state of law and order. In response to the public outcry, senior police officials have taken the matter seriously, urging local cops to implement stringent measures to ensure that criminal elements don't make a mockery of the law.

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