Police notices to 400 bars, pubs to get music licence

Police have issued notices to as many as 400 pubs, bars, restaurants and other commercial establishments in the city to obtain a licence to play music.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar invoked provisions of the Licensing and Controlling of Places of Public Entertainment (Bangalore City) Order, 2005, which makes police permission mandatory for playing even recorded music.

Kumar said: “There are a lot of complaints against bars and pubs that play loud music beyond the deadline. We have given them 15 days to get the licence. Anybody violating the rules will face strict action.”