Nagpur: In a decisive action against banned tobacco products, Hudkeshwar Police raided an illegal hookah parlour operating under the guise of a smoke shop at Besa-Pipla Road on Thursday, June 26, night.

Acting on a tip-off, the police team conducted a raid at “Texas Smoke Shop” around 10:40 pm and found the owner, Sanan Vijay Shahu (19), a resident of Plot No. 9, Besa-Pipla Road, serving hookah laced with banned tobacco products to customers for monetary gains.

Police seized hookah pots, flavored tobacco, and other related paraphernalia worth ₹32,080 from the premises. A case has been registered under Sections 5, 7, and 20 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA), at Hudkeshwar Police Station.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of DCP Rashmita Rao (Zone 4), ACP Narendra Hivare (Ajni Division), and led by PI Dnyaneshwar Bhedodkar with assistance from police personnel Satish, Rajesh, Mukesh, and Manoj.