CCB Police raid hookah bar in parking area of mall in Mangaluru; legal action taken against 3 men
Mangaluru: CCB Police have taken legal action against three men who were found to be illegally running a hookah bar, ‘Black Moon Resto Café’, during a raid on the parking area of a mall in the city.
Police have said that action has been taken against Siddique, who is also called MFC Siddique, Abdul Nasir and Safwan under charge of running the hookah bar without permission at MAK Mall in Kankanady. The hookahs, tobacco and the other equipment at the bar were seized by the team.
The police have also said that the three men were running the hookah bar, although they had taken permission from the Mangaluru City Corporation in 2023-24 to run a cafeteria. The group appears to have been earning money illegally by allegedly providing narcotics to the customers, the officers have said.
CCB Assistant Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar Nayak directed the investigation of the team led by Inspector Rafeeq KM. The team included Sub-inspector Sudeep MV, Sharanappa Bhandary, Assistant Sub-inspector Sujan Shetty and personnel as well as Mangaluru (East) Police Station Sub-inspector Manohar Prasad and personnel.
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Dragging Gaurav's family, children into 'Pak link' allegation by Assam CM wrong politics: Priyanka
Guwahati (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for attacking Gaurav Gogoi over alleged Pakistan links, asserting that dragging his family and children into it is "wrong politics".
After paying homage to Zubeen Garg at his cremation ground 'Zubeen Khetra' at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati, Vadra said the singer was "above politics" and spread the message of love throughout his life.
"There are two types of leaders in politics -- one who does positive politics and the other who does polarisation. Gaurav Gogoi is doing the politics of love," she said when asked about Sarma's repeated attacks on the Assam Congress chief over alleged Pakistan links.
Vadra asserted that Gogoi is "a positive person, and wants to bring positivity in politics".
"That is why such attacks on him are taking place. People of Assam understand this. But the attacks on Gaurav and his family are the wrong politics. Nobody should attack the family and children (of a political leader)," Vadra said.
Instead of such politics, the Assam CM should "talk about the youth and women of the state, who are looking for jobs", the Wayanad MP said.
"You are seeing how much corruption is taking place. It is just a betrayal of the people of the state," she told reporters.
Talking about her visit to 'Zubeen Khetra' in the morning, Vadra said that she went to the cremation ground to pay her respect to the singer and not do any politics over it.
"Zubeen Garg was above politics. His cremation ground should be a sacred place and should not be used for politics," she added.
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