Maharashtra: 3 years’ imprisonment, Rs 1 lakh fine if you open hookah parlours
Maharashtra: 3 years’ imprisonment, Rs 1 lakh fine if you open hookah parlours The Maharashtra government has issued a gazette notification seeking necessary changes to the present law that prohibits hookah parlours and bars in the state. The notification sought to introduce punishment of up to 3 years and a fine up to Rs 1 lakh for violation of the law. Police raided a hideout in Hiwre Nagar and nabbed four people, including one owner. They also seized Rs 25,250 in cash, eight hookah pots and flavoured tobacco. Nagpur Police Commissioner Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay in a tweet lashed out on those involved. “Interested in smoking in? We will smoke you out. More drives coming up to smoke out the hookah parlours in Nagpur, and make our city safe and clean.” -PTC News
