NOIDA: The Greater Noida Police in Uttar Pradesh has busted an illegal luxury bar being secretly run with Chinese nationals residing in India, officials said on Thursday. A three-storey facility located in Gharbara village, designed in traditional Chinese style, was busted on Tuesday night, close to the arrest of a Chinese national who was living in India illegally since 2020, a senior official said. . ,
“Everything in the facility was designed in Chinese style. There was no trace of Hindi or English anywhere in Chinese script in its bars and restaurants. It is suspected that illegal activities like drug abuse were also done there,” the official said. was going.” Secret to the investigation, told news agency PTI.
“The three-storey building was frequented by Chinese nationals mostly as visitors and guests. Among Indians, some people from the Northeast have also been found to be custodians of the facility, which was being run in secret in the village of Greater Noida,” the official said. added.
No arrests were made on the spot, though the police said that the investigation of the entire episode has been elaborated with central government agencies and those having expertise in dealing with foreigners.
When contacted, Gautam Buddh Nagar excise department officials confirmed to PTI that the facility does not have any license to serve liquor.
An excise official said, “He had applied for party license occasionally, but that was in the past. No license permit was sought by him in the recent past.”
Chinese national Xu Fei alias Kelay, 36, and his Indian girlfriend Petekhrinuo, 22, who hails from Nagaland, were arrested from a hotel in Haryana’s Gurugram by UP’s Gautam Buddh Nagar police on Monday.
They were held based on information provided by two Chinese nationals, who were arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on the Nepal-India border in Bihar last week after they tried to cross into the Himalayan nation after staying Was doing. illegally in India, the police said.
During the investigation, these two Chinese nationals had informed the police in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district that they were staying in Greater Noida with a friend in India, prompting a search and investigation into the matter.
According to officials, Xu Fei and Petekhrinuo were living in a housing society in Greater Noida, but fled to Gurugram when they learned that the police had started a search for them.
Earlier, the police had recovered forged documents like Aadhar card and Indian passport from Xu Fei’s possession. Police officials said that he and his Indian girlfriend had told police that they ran a mobile phone parts business in Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, but their claim turned out to be false.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Meenakshi Katyayan said, “The crimes that have come to the fore include foreigners as well and are very serious in nature. A thorough investigation is being done in the matter. Central investigating agencies have also been informed and we will take care of the matter.” coordinating with them to reach the root of the
Katyayan said both Xu Fei and Peterkhrinuo are currently in judicial custody, but the police will soon seek their remand for questioning.