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Police cameras may cramp your moves if you’re partying in Mumbai tonight

Posted on December 31, 2012July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Swati Deshpande reports:

This New Year’s eve, partying at clubs and hotels may not be so much fun if the Mumbai Police’s flying squads have their way and zoom in on your Gangnam-style moves.

Allowing police to film parties at hotels and clubs is nothing short of unauthorized violation of privacy of individuals, say legal experts. Former senior IPS officer-turned-lawyer Y P Singh said, “Any use of force by the police has to be sanctioned by law and filming of parties at a club would amount to use of force which has no sanctity of law.” The Bombay Police Act does not permit any such filming, he said.

Read more on Times of India.

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