Suresh Raina arrested after raid at Mumbai club

 

Mumbai Police booked Suresh Raina and other celebrities after a raid at a pub for breaking COVID protocols.Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina was among a number of celebrities booked by the Mumbai Police after it conducted a raid at a pub late on Monday.Mumbai Police booked "34 people including cricketer Suresh Raina & some other celebrities under Section 188,269,34 of IPC & provisions of NMDA after a raid at Dragonfly pub for keeping establishment open beyond permissible time limit & not following COVID norms."Along with Raina, famous singer Guru Randhawa was also booked.The accused were later released on bail.The Section 188 refers to the disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life),34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC and provisions of NMDA.The Maharashtra government had declared a night curfew in the municipal corporation areas amid the concerns over the emergence of new COVID-19 variant spreading in Britain.Meanwhile,Suresh Raina, who announced his retirement from international cricket in August this year along with MS Dhoni is set to represent his home state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,slated to begin on January 10

The former Indian batsman is also working to promote cricket for youths in Jammu and Kashmir for which he travelled to the union territory recently and met with the administration.The Indian cricket board recently said that the domestic season in the country will mostly begin in January with the Syed Ali Trophy. The final will be played on Jan. 31 and the board will take a call on the Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy after the group stage of the T20 tournament.