Restaurant owner held for serving hookah

Amritsar, May 7 The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) nabbed the owner of a local restaurant here today. The arrested accused has been identified as Aman Chorasia, a resident of Bohar Wala Siwala, Gokal Vihar, Batala. The police recovered a hookah,...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 02:55 PM May 08, 2024 IST

Amritsar, May 7

The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) nabbed the owner of a local restaurant here today. The arrested accused has been identified as Aman Chorasia, a resident of Bohar Wala Siwala, Gokal Vihar, Batala. The police recovered a hookah, hookah flavours and tobacco. Inspector Rajesh Sharma of the CIA staff stated that a team led by Sub-inspector Rajmahinder Singh was present during patrolling duty at Novelty Chowk, Lawrence Road, Amritsar. They received information that a local restaurant, Love-and-Bite 2.0 was serving hookah to its customers.

On the basis of a tip-off, the police team raided the restaurant, nabbed the owner and seized hookah, hookah flavours and tobacco. A case under the COTPA Act has been registered at the Civil Lines police station in this regard.

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