Mohali, Dec. 10 -- Zirakpur ACP on Tuesday, directed all SHOs to conduct a review of permissions, licences and safety compliance of nightclubs operating in their jurisdictions. Officials described the exercise as a revision of earlier instructions rather than a fresh crackdown. Earlier this week a brawl had broken out outside a nightclub in Zirakpur leading to renewed efforts to keep checks on the establishments operating late into the night.

According to ACP Gazalpreet Kaur, guidelines were issued soon after she took charge, requiring all nightclubs to maintain valid licences and inform the nearest police station whenever they plan to operate late into the night. This communication, she said, allows the deployment of PCR teams to manage...