Nashik: The city police on Thursday unearthed an illegal hookah parlour in the Mharsul area, about 100m from the main road, and seized tobacco products worth Rs 7,000.The police have intensified crackdown on illegal businesses in the city after the MD manufacturing unit was unearthed recently. According to the police, the operators of the hookah parlour were keeping an eye on who was approaching them by stationing a staffer on the main road, who used a walkie-talkie for communication. We have detained two persons. A case has been registered against the duo under sections of The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2018, senior police inspector of the Mharsul police station, Raju Pachorkar, said.Pachorkar said that the police raided a restaurant on Mharsul-Adgaon link road after receiving information. The restaurant was situated in a farm and the closest road was around 100 meters away. The restaurant was located in a farm, away from the hustle and bustle of residential localities. The closest road from the restaurant was about 100m away, he added.Pachorkar said a few years ago, a raid was conducted on the operator after which the restaurant was closed. It was recently reopened and as soon as information was received, it was raided again, he added.We also published the following articles recentlySpas, massage parlours raided: Gujarat Police arrest over 100 in crackdown on flesh tradeIn a state-wide crackdown on flesh trade, over 100 individuals have been arrested in Gujarat, India. The operation targeted 805 spas, massage parlours, and hotels suspected of engaging in illegal activities. The police conducted raids at 851 locations, resulting in the arrest of 105 individuals and the registration of 103 First Information Reports (FIRs). The licenses of 27 spa centres and hotels found to be involved in illegal activities are also being revoked. Dummy customers were sent to suspected establishments to ascertain their involvement in providing prostitutes, but none were found engaged in flesh trade.CBI conducts raids in Corbett illegal construction and felling, registers caseThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case regarding alleged illegal construction and tree felling in the Pakhro range of Corbett National Park. The CBI conducted raids at the homes of former divisional forest officer Kishan Chand and former forest ranger Brij Bihari Sharma, seizing important documents for the ongoing probe. Former forest minister Harak Singh Rawat, who is linked to the project, had also faced raids at a medical college and petrol pump owned by his family.Nashik MLAs criticize police for failing to curb illegal sale of drugsSeveral MLAs in Nashik expressed their frustration with the police for their alleged inaction in controlling the illegal sale of drugs and liquor in the city. They raised the issue during a meeting on drug abuse, where they accused the police of being involved in a nexus with the drug peddlers. The MLAs called for stronger police presence and action to crack down on illegal activities. The district guardian minister assured that steps will be taken and announced helplines for reporting complaints. He also stated that he is open to investigation if allegations are made against him.

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