Archive · 16 Aug 2025
Seven Arrested for Hookah Smoking at Hyderabad Farmhouse
In Hyderabad, seven people got in trouble for smoking hookah at a farmhouse.
Someone told the police, who then went to the location.
The police found the group and took their hookah and phones.
Because they were smoking, the police are taking action under a law about tobacco.
The police also warned others that they will arrest people for the same reason.
Seven individuals were arrested for allegedly smoking hookah at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.
The arrests were made under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA).
Police acted on a tip-off received by Head Constable P. Lingamuthy.
Officers seized hookah-smoking apparatus, a scooter, and five mobile phones during the raid.
The police warned that strict action will be taken against violators of COTPA.
- Who
- Seven men: Md. Dasthagir, S.K. Asad, Arbaz Shareef, Syed Arbaz, Md. Amir, Md. Rehan, and Md. Faraz.
- What
- Seven people were arrested for smoking hookah.
- When
- The exact date is not mentioned, but the arrest happened recently.
- Where
- MRG Farmhouse in Gandiguda, Shamshabad, Hyderabad.
- Why
- They were violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA).
- Incident Type
- Hookah Smoking Arrests
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Law Violated
- COTPA
- Number of Arrests
- 7
- Items Seized
- Hookah apparatus, scooter, phones
- Police Department
- Shamshabad Police