NAGPUR: The Nagpur Crime Branch has raided The Fusion Cafe in the Sitabuldi police station area and seized hookah flavours, hookah pots, cash and other related materials worth ₹32,505. The action was carried out on October 13, 2026, following allegations that prohibited tobacco products were being supplied to customers at the establishment.
According to a police press release, the raid was conducted between 8 pm and 10:30 pm at The Fusion Cafe, located on the first floor of the Anand Bhandar Restaurant building on West High Court Road, near Shankar Nagar Chowk, in the Dharampeth area of Nagpur.
Two Men Named in the Case
Police identified two individuals in connection with the action:
- Vikrant Bhagwat Shinde, 27, a resident of Isasani, Nagpur.
- Shubham Sunil Vaidya, 24, a resident of the Rana Pratap Nagar police station area, Nagpur.
The Crime Branch team seized hookah flavours, hookah pots, cash and other materials allegedly associated with the activity. The total value of the seized property was estimated at ₹32,505.
Action Under Tobacco Control and Other Laws
According to the police press release, the case involves provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), including Sections 4(a), 5, 7, 20, 21 and 24, along with Sections 33(w) and 131 of the Maharashtra Police Act and Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The operation was conducted under the leadership of Nagpur Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil, under the guidance of DCP (Crime) Deepak Agrawal, and led by Police Inspector Bharat Kshirsagar of the Anti-Narcotics Squad.
Police said enforcement action against the alleged sale and supply of prohibited tobacco products would continue across the city.
