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The two international cricketers who play in the IPL for Pune Warriors India and had been arrested at the rave party that took place in Mumbai on May 20 have been identified as Rahul Sharma of India and Wayne Parnell of South Africa. The cricketers were taken to undergo medical test but have been released on bonds.
The police have also arrested the organiser of the party, Vijay Handa, under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)
Mumbai, May 20 (TOI) : Police broke up a rave party on the terrace of a Juhu hotel on Sunday evening and detained 96 youngsters, including several foreign nationals. At least two IPL players and a couple of children of celebrities were among them, police sources said.
"We found 58 men and 38 women at the rave party at Oakwood Premier Hotel on J R Mhatre Road near Juhu beach," said zonal DCP Pratap Dighavkar. Police seized around 110 gm of cocaine, besides Ecstasy tablets and charas.
The police will lodge two types of cases - one for possession and the other for consumption of proscribed drugs. Cocaine, Ecstasy and charas were recovered from the venue.
Around 100 youngsters have been sent to various hospitals for their blood and urine samples to be collected.
"The party was being held on the open terrace of the hotel. We acted around 8 pm on the basis of a tip-off. A decoy had been sent to the party and we acted after a green signal from him," an official said, adding that the police are trying to pinpoint the organizers of the party and who supplied the drugs.
"All those youngsters whose identities have been confirmed will be sent back home. If their blood and urine reports are positive for drugs, only then will they be called and taken into custody," said additional commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil, who supervised the raid.
Police are recording the statements of all those present and taking down their contact details. They are also bring asked how they received invites to the party.
The drugs seized have been sent for analysis to the forensic science laboratory at Kalina.