Hyderabad: Alleged immoral activities and multiple regulatory violations were exposed at a popular pub in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally area under Cyberabad, in a late-night operation led by a young woman IPS officer.
DCP Kukatpally Riti Raj, a 2018-batch Telangana cadre officer, personally spearheaded a discreet verification exercise before leading a surprise raid on Kings and Queens Pub, popularly known as Club Masti in the early hours of Sunday.
The operation was launched after police received credible intelligence regarding suspicious activities inside the pub, sources said.
The establishment was allegedly facilitating solicitation and prostitution, the police said, as reported by NDTV.
Investigators also found that the management had failed to implement safeguards to prevent minors from entering a liquor-serving premises. The pub was allegedly operating beyond permitted timings, serving food and liquor in violation of regulations and functioning without a valid police No Objection Certificate (NOC).
“Prima facie evidence indicates that women were being used to attract male customers and generate inflated bills for wrongful gain,” the police claimed.
It was further suspected that the management facilitated immoral activities and allegedly procured women for customers.
Nine staff members, including four women and five men, were taken into custody during the raid and shifted to KPHB Police Station for further legal action.
The pub had previously been booked in multiple criminal cases during 2025, police records revealed. The violations continued despite earlier action, authorities alleged.
“The raid was based on evidence gathered during the operation. Further investigation is underway,” an official said, adding a fresh case has now been registered under relevant provisions of the BNS and the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act.
Riti Raj is an alumna of Delhi Public School, Patna and went on to graduate from the prestigious National Law University, Delhi in 2016, before cracking the UPSC and joining the Indian Police Service in 2018. She has since served in key assignments, including Cyber Crimes and the Madhapur Zone of Cyberabad of Hyderabad, before taking charge as DCP Kukatpally. She is also heading the SIT investigation into the case against Bandi Bhageerath Sai, son of Union home minister of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
