Korba. Police has raided an illegally operating hookah bar in the city. On the information of informer, the police team arrested 7 boys for smoking hookah. When interrogated, they revealed their names as Hameed Memon, Vikas Thakur, Ayush Singh, Rishabh Aggarwal, Pritam Sahu, Oesh Memon and Sameer Singh, who were accused of consuming/getting people to consume such huge quantities of cigarettes and other tobacco products on the spot. Section 91 CrPC By giving notice, demand for valid documents/license was made.
According to the seizure sheet from the possession of the accused after submitting the reply by the witnesses in writing that they did not have any license, (01) Hookah smoking glass in total 08 sets and 11 pieces of hookah pipe worth about 24000/- (02) Hookah tobacco of Aladdin Company. Flavor total 11 packets worth around 1650/-, (03) Afzal Company’s Hookah Tobacco Flavor total 11 packets worth around 1100/- (04) Alfakher Company’s Hookah Tobacco Facer 01 kg. 01 box worth around 2449/- (05) Al Aayan Company’s Hookah Tobacco Flavor 01 kg. 02 boxes worth around Rs 4000/- (06) Charcoal of Al Akbar Company used in hookah was seized.
names of the accused
(01) Hameed Memon, father Zahid Memon, age 24 years, Plot No. 37, TP Nagar Korba Chowki, CSEB District Korba.
(2) Vikas Thakur, father Prakash Thakur, age 24 years, behind S.O. Banchhor Clinic, Kosabari Police Station, Civil Line, Rampur District Korba.
(3) Ayush Singh, father Late Vinod Kumar Singh, age 22 years, LIG-18 RP. Nangar Phase-1 Police Station Civil Line Rampur District
(4) Rishabh Aggarwal, father Mahesh Aggarwal, age 24 years, Ganja Street, Old Bus Stand, Korba Police Station, Kotwali District Korba,
(5) Pritam Sahu, father Late Ram Avtar Sahu, age 23 years, LCH-40 SBS Colony Chowki Manikpur District Korba,
(6) Oesh Memon, father, Zahid Memon, age 21 years, Plot No. 37, TP Nagar Korba Chowki CSEB District Korba.
(7) Sameer Singh father Raghavendra Singh age 23 years
