Nagpur: The Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Nagpur Crime Branch raided The Fusion Cafe on West High Court Road in Dharampeth and took action against the alleged illegal operation of a hookah parlour on Tuesday evening.

The action was carried out between 8 pm and 10.30 pm on October 13 at The Fusion Cafe, located on the first floor of the Anand Bhandar Restaurant building near Shankar Nagar Square.

According to the police, the cafe operators were allegedly found supplying prohibited tobacco products to customers. The police seized hookah flavours, hookah pots, other materials used to operate the illegal hookah parlour and cash, collectively valued at ₹32,505.

The accused have been identified as Vikrant Bhagwat Shinde (27), a resident of Isasani, and Shubham Sunil Vaidya (24), a resident of Khambala under the jurisdiction of Rana Pratap Nagar police station.

A case was registered at Sitabuldi police station under relevant provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), the Maharashtra Police Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The operation was conducted by the Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Nagpur Crime Branch. Further legal proceedings are underway.