Raigad police in Maharashtra have raided a rave party last night and arrested 200 boys and girls for consuming narcotics and indulging in obscene dances and objectionable deeds. A senior police officer said that the arrested included Mr Anil Jadhav of the special cell dealing with drug trafficking.

Most of those detained are in the age group of 20 to 25 and have been taken for medical examination, said the police. The raid was conducted on a tip off that a rave party was going on at the resort of the hotel Mount View at Karjat, 100 km off Raigad on Mumbai-Pune highway.

The young boys and girls were caught red handed by the police on a day observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

While the raiding teams arrested the participants in the rave party, the organizers absconded. Among the girls arrested, 59 girls are from very rich families. Police said they have seized contrabands like ganja, charas, cocaine besides articles used for consuming drugs and Rs 3.08 lakh in cash.