Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Mar 14: Police commissioner Sandeep Patil has instructed all the pubs operating in the city to close their business as per the rules stipulated by the government and as mentioned in the licence. In addition, he has ordered all the pubs to install CCTVs inside and outside the premises of the pubs.
The commissioner informed that care must be taken to prevent the use of drugs inside the pubs and necessary safety measures should be put in place to ensure the safety of women.
"Some pubs in the city are operating till late in the night. This is causing public nuisance. In addition, police department is receiving complaints from the citizens to take action against the inconvenience caused due to the late operations of the pubs, which causes unruly behaviour by the youngsters. So the owners of pubs in the city were called and a meeting was conducted in this connection," said the police commissioner.
The commissioner also said that strict legal action will be taken against the violators of law. Sandeep Patil also gave information that 12 new breath analyzers have been purchased and the same are used to check the drunken driving violation every day. Special checks are conducted on weekend days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday by installing zigzag barricades at strategic places in the city.