The Mumbai Police, in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has started taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city with around 25 such joints being demolished over two days. The police told mid-day that there are many people running hookah parlours in the terrace area of establishments 
without permission.

The Mumbai Police started a special drive on April 25 and began cracking down on illegal paan-bidi shops. Additionally, several people caught selling or consuming drugs were arrested during the raids. Speaking with mid-day, Joint Commissioner (Law and Order) Satyanarayan Chaudhary said, “Under this special drive, we are also taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city. Till now we have demolished around 25 such parlours. We found that these parlours also add tobacco to the hookah mix.”