Hookah parlour raided, case filed against 30

Nagpur: Pachpaoali Police busted an illegal hookah parlour operating at Sainath Complex Nava Nakasha between 2am and 3am on Saturday.Police have seized hookah pots and flavoured tobaccos, worth Rs1.16 lakh.

A case has been registered against 30 persons including owners, waiters, and customers at Pachpaoli police station.Acting on a tip, a police team caught cafe owners Ranjit Korve (36) of Kapilnagar and Dhiraj Golachha (45) of Sadar, along with six waiters, for allegedly supplying banned tobacco products to 22 customers. The establishment was running an unlicensed hookah parlour, said police. Investigation is under way.