India, July 27 -- Seven people, including Eknath Khadse's son-in-law, were detained on Sunday for allegedly possessing narcotic substances at a party in Pune, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided a party at a rented studio apartment in Kharadi, in the eastern part of Pune, early Sunday morning.

"A total of seven persons, including Pranjal Khewalkar, were found at the party with narcotic substances, liquor, and hookah. They have been detained," deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Nikhil Pingale said.

Khewalkar is married to Khadse's daughter, Rohini, who is the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) women's wing state unit president. She declined to comment on the incident when HT contacted her.

Pingale said that after the raid, ...