Pune: The district rural police have booked two shops selling hookah till late night at Lonavla’s Tiger Point. The action was taken around 2.30am on Sunday, after the patrol team found the shops at the tourist point open beyond permissible hours. The police also took action against six other shops operating beyond permissible hours, and three tourists creating a nuisance in the area.
Two persons, identified as Santosh Shankar Akhade (27) and Deepak Bhagu Hirave (27), were booked by the Lonavala rural police under sections 4(a) and 21(a) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.The police seized seven hookah pots and other materials from their possession.
Many tourists from Pune and Mumbai visit Tiger Point on weekends and holidays. “We have regularly been writing to the forest department to regulate timings of shops at these tourist points, since the land is owned by it. We take action if these shops are found running late at night violating norms and if they are found selling banned items,” said Satya Sai Karthik, deputy superintendent of police.
Earlier last month, the police team had taken action against 14 tourists, who were found playing loud music and creating a nuisance at Tiger Point around 1am.
Forest officials claim the shops at tourist points are allowed to operate till 6pm, but many stay open late. “We often take action against such shops and their material is also seized,” a forest official said.
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Two persons, identified as Santosh Shankar Akhade (27) and Deepak Bhagu Hirave (27), were booked by the Lonavala rural police under sections 4(a) and 21(a) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.The police seized seven hookah pots and other materials from their possession.
Many tourists from Pune and Mumbai visit Tiger Point on weekends and holidays. “We have regularly been writing to the forest department to regulate timings of shops at these tourist points, since the land is owned by it. We take action if these shops are found running late at night violating norms and if they are found selling banned items,” said Satya Sai Karthik, deputy superintendent of police.
Earlier last month, the police team had taken action against 14 tourists, who were found playing loud music and creating a nuisance at Tiger Point around 1am.
Forest officials claim the shops at tourist points are allowed to operate till 6pm, but many stay open late. “We often take action against such shops and their material is also seized,” a forest official said.
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