Drunken partying

Hagenomo

Darisanju alias Payo

Sange Norbu

Gem Tado

well into the night in a residential locality led to a scuffle and assault, leading to the arrest of four youth.Four students —and— all aged between 21-23 years and natives of Arunachal Pradesh, who study in the private Acharya Institute partied hard into the night with 20 friends at their rented house on Wednesday night. A gym instructed Bipin Gopalkrishna, who lives on the floor above with his wife and young daughter, requested them several times to turn down the volume of music, as the child was crying due to the noise. As per rules, partying in residential areas with loud music is not allowed after 10 pm.Gopalkrishna’s third visit to the party led to a heated argument and the youth reportedly assaulted him with a tender coconut. He sustained injuries on his head and face and called the police.Police said: ‘’The youth also alleged that Gopalkrishna had made a racial slur against them when he came to their house. We are investigating.’’ Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sandeep Patil said, “We have booked a case of assault against the four.’’With no other avenues for partying and celebration, as Bangalore’s nightlife ends at 11 pm, youths have been resorting to loud parties in residential areas. Police say they have been breaking up such parties at homes every weekend and admit that there is no viable solution to the problem.People living in residential areas, however, are quite clear that unbearable noise levels in the night, disturbing their sleep, is definitely not an acceptable situation. Often this leads to scuffles and verbal, sometimes physical arguments and abuse. On an average, the police get at least 10 calls in a month and most calls are from Indiranagar, Koramangala, Whitefield, Electronics City, and the central business district.As far as the law is concerned, a Supreme Court order clearly says that no music can be played after 10 pm. Implementing the Supreme Court’s order the Bangalore City Police, have sent notices to all the bars, pubs and also created awareness in the respective jurisdiction in August 2013 saying that no loud music should be played after 10 pm. If music is played in the residences or any indoor places, it should not exceed 5 decibels.