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India News | Cafe Raided in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, 3 Held for Serving Hookah to Teenagers

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi Police raided a cafe and arrested three people for allegedly serving hookah to teenagers in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, officials said on Friday.

India News | Cafe Raided in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, 3 Held for Serving Hookah to Teenagers

New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) The Delhi Police raided a cafe and arrested three people for allegedly serving hookah to teenagers in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, officials said on Friday.

On Tuesday, a raid was conducted at a café on Hudson Lane, where the owner and his manager were allegedly serving hookah to juveniles, a senior police officer said.

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Cafe owner Sunil Kumar is the son of a retired Delhi Police personnel, they said.

The raid was conducted based on a tip-off regarding hookah being served illegally in the cafe. Kumar along with employees Ankur Parashar and Francis Singh were arrested, the officer said.

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There were 10 teenagers in the cafe. They were released after recording their statements, police added.

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