A late-night police raid on a hookah parlour in Sadar led to the booking of nine persons, including the establishment’s owner, a waiter and seven customers, for allegedly serving and consuming banned tobacco-based hookah.
The action was carried out in the early hours of Friday at Downtown Cafe, located in Buti Compound on Mount Road, following a tip-off received by Sadar Police around 2 am about illegal hookah being served at the premises.
Acting on the information, a team led by Police Inspector Dnyaneshwar Bhedodkar conducted a raid and allegedly found customers using tobacco-based hookah. During the inspection, police also discovered that the cafe was operating the hookah parlour without the required licence.
The accused have been identified as cafe owner Gaurav Shriram Bokde (33), a resident of Dnyaneshwar Nagar on Manewada Road, and waiter Paresh Madan Sorte (19), who lives near Nikalas Mandir in Lakadganj. Seven customers present at the cafe have also been booked in the case.
Police seized hookah pots, flavoured tobacco-based hookah material, two LED televisions, two speakers, a DVR and other equipment collectively valued at around Rs 1.58 lakh.
A case has been registered at Sadar Police Station against all nine accused. Further investigation is underway.
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