Maha Two held for storing hookah accessories worth crores

    Thane, Oct 9 (PTI) Two persons were arrested on Friday
for allegedly storing and selling materials used in hookah
parlours, which are banned, in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's
Thane district, police said.
    Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a godown in
Bhiwandi and found materials used in hookah parlours, said
Rajkumar Shinde, deputy commissioner of police Bhiwandi Zone.
    The police seized scented tobacco, pots and other
accessories valued at over Rs 3 crore from the premises, the
official said.
    Manager of the establishment Irfan Mohammad Amin
Siddiqui (42) and Faizal Rais Khan (31), an employee, have
been arrested under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
Act, he said, adding that Narpoli police is conducting further
probe. PTI COR
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