Saturday Night, Not So Nice?

It’s a Saturday night at the city’s hottest hangout for the hip and happening. The usual suspects – pulsating music, long queues at the bathroom, free shots for select ladies, the works – the scene is seems quite similar in every night club! But wait a minute, once you soak in the ambience, you realise there is more than just that! You can smell the less harmful one, the weed aka marijuana, in the air. Movies, mocha, and music used to be the craze amongst youngsters, but now drugs and its wanton abuse, groping, molestation and many other unsavoury incidents have been added to the list. We've heard of clubs being shut down due to nefarious incidents that have taken place there, and even raids and inspections happening regularly to keep such occurrences in check. Suddenly, everything is not fun as it seems. RITZ scours South India’s major cities to comprehend what’s going on and talks to a few people about their seediest experience in a nightclub or bar. 

- Vanaja Banagiri With inputs from Diya Subramanian, Priyanka Golikeri and Riya Sonny

Dailies are flooded with news of youngsters getting caught for carrying marijuana and other drugs including highly dangerous chemicals and acids. Hollywood actress and comedian Rebel Wilson fears she had her drink spiked during a night out in LA recently. The 'Pitch Perfect’ star took to Twitter to share her nightmarish experience with fans after waking up feeling worse, despite only having one boozy beverage. “Hey guys, but especially to all the girls out there, please be super careful about what you drink when out at clubs and bars at night,” she began, “I had one drink last night at a trendy club which I believe may have been spiked with something. I felt super tired and disoriented. I got home safely but woke up this morning feeling like I’d been hit by a truck.” Wilson did not share details about the club she had been partying at, but warned fans to keep an eye on their drinks at all times. “I never thought that would happen to me but if it does... please act as soon as you feel something strange and get yourself to safety,” she advised. “Lucky for me, I only drank 1/3 of the drink and realised something wasn’t quite right in time to get home before it really hit me.” Sounds grim, huh? You bet! With rampant rave parties and private parties happening in and around major cities in India, incidents such as what happened with the actress have come out as a harsh reality check and a shock to most of us. The rapes that happen when the victim’s drink is laced with drugs are not reported, for obvious reasons. Quite disturbingly, the offenders are mostly known to the victims but there are instances of rank outsiders violating the girls’ modesty as well. However, some girls are lucky enough to wake up and flee when they see signs of warning. Twenty four year-old Pooja Kumar recollects one such experience of a colleague with a shudder. "This incident took place in August 2015. I