Bigg Boss 17 winner and slapstick comedian Munawar Faruqui amongst 13 others have been detained on Tuesday evening in Mumbai, following a raid on a hookah parlour. Though it was a bailable offense, therefore the police gave a discover and let Faruqui go. At current, a case has been registered at MRA Marg Police Station and additional investigation is occurring.
Final evening, the police raided Sabalan Lodge positioned in Fort space of Mumbai. In the course of the raid, some folks have been detained and tobacco gutka and hookah associated merchandise have been additionally recovered.
The police seized a complete of Rs 4,400 and 9 hookah pots, value Rs 13,500, within the raid.
India TV’s Atul Singh reported that Faruqui was booked underneath The Cigarettes and Different Tobacco Merchandise Act, 2003 or COTPA, 2003.
For the unversed, there’s ban on hookah parlours in Maharashtra, nonetheless, a number of such parlour are nonetheless working illegally within the state. Police, after recieving a tip, raided the Lodge.
When Munawar Faruqui headlines
Munawar was within the information in 2021 after he was accused of wounding Hindu sentiments at one in every of his stand-ups. He was accused of creating enjoyable of Lord Ram, following which he was booked and spent one month in jail. Later, lots of his reveals have been additionally cancelled in a number of states.
The following yr, he participated in Kangana Ranaut‘s Lock Upp and emerged because the winner of the fact present.
Final yr, he was launched as one of many housemates in Bigg Boss 17. After spending over 100 days within the BB Home, he gained the present lately.
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