Rakhi Sawant denied permission to perform in Aurangabad

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 24 (UNI) Aurangabad police have denied permission to Mumbai ''item girl'' Rakhi Sawant's dance show scheduled to held here tomorrow.

The programme, part of a series of statewide dance shows by Rakhi Sawant which has been sponsored by a leading beer manufacturer, was to be held at the Marathwada Sanskritik Mandal grounds here.

Deputy Commssioner of Police (DCP) K G Patil said the police have refused permission for the show when the organisers approached them.

The police, however, have not given any reason for their refusal.

The Nanded police recently had resorted to a cane charge on the public during Rakhi Sawant's show there on May 22. Rakhi Sawant and her troupe were forced to stop their performance at the Nava Mondha locality in Nanded after police lathi charged spectators who tried to break the barricades and climb on to the stage.

According to sources, at least 50,000 entry passes had been distributed by the organisers for tomorrow's scheduled programme here.

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