Cops raid hookah parlour, nab four
Acting on a tip-off, the raid, conducted between 1am and 3.30am, led to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of contraband worth Rs3,83,580 by the team of senior inspector Sandeep Buwa.
The accused, identified as Sunny Borkar, Harsh Khandarkar, Arpan Jamgade, and Brinal Gavare, were allegedly operating the hookah parlour and serving tobacco-based hookah products, which are banned under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). The police seized various brands of hookah flavours, prohibited tobacco products, hookah pots, pipes, cash, mobile phones, and a two-wheeler.
The police found the accused providing illegal tobacco-based hookah to customers. The seized items and the accused were handed over to Sitabuldi police station for further investigation.
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