Gurugram: A team consisting of officials from the Excise Ministry and the Primary Minister’s head forces invaded three Ahatas on Jalan Golf (extension) which illegally served liquor and the taste of Hookah on Saturday.
Two one ahata owner and three other employees were arrested.
Ahatas is a room, generally close to jumping liquor, where someone can sit and consume alcohol.
They can only serve food and snacks and have no permission to serve or sell liquor.
Hookah is also prohibited.
DSP (Flying Squad) Inderjeet Yadav said their team first raided AHATA assistance in sector 56 in early Saturday.
About 50 people were found to consume liquor.
The team then raided the Western Garden Village Café in Sector 62, where more than 10 people were found to consume a hookah taste.
Lakshay Randhawa’s employees, Satyam Nagrajan and Mohammad Imran Khan were arrested, while the owner Shekhar Sharma managed to escape.
In Tiplors in Sector 62, around 20 people were found to consume liquor.
The owner, Akash and Deepak, was arrested.
All this is operating through midnight, which is also not permitted.
“The Owa owner does not have a license from the Excise Ministry to serve alcohol and hookah,” Yadav said, added that a large number of liquor and hookah were confiscated from Ahatas.
The Harish Budhiraja inspector said, “We found that Ahatas operated like a full restaurant and has organized a party.
Most of the customers come from Delhi and are boses with attractive packages that offer liquor, hookah, and food.” A excise official said such outlets operated mainly.
along the golf path (extension).
“They have made a small hut and served alcohol secretly after buying it from a nearby fine,” the official said.
The official added that a report was sent to the head office for a penalty on AHATA assistance, while the firs had been submitted against Tiplors owners and Western villages.