Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Kharghar Smoke Shop Raided, Hookah Products Worth ₹92,000 Seized
Residents in Kharghar were worried that a shop selling hookah and tobacco products was very close to ITM College.
On October 2, the Anti-Narcotics Cell searched the shop.
Police found hookah flavour cans, six hookah pots and four pipes.
They said the seized items were worth about ₹92,000.
Police registered a case against the shop’s 22-year-old owner under a tobacco products law and took him into custody.
A senior police officer said further checks would be conducted, especially near schools and colleges.
Residents have also asked authorities to check nearby shops regularly.
The Anti-Narcotics Cell raided The Smoke Shop at Bhoomi Tower, Sector 4, Kharghar, on October 2.
The raid followed residents’ concerns about a smoke shop operating about 50 metres from ITM College.
Police seized tobacco-based hookah flavour cans, six hookah pots and four hookah pipes, valued at around ₹92,000.
Police registered a case against 22-year-old shop owner Mohammad Tajuddin Abdullah under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act and took him into custody.
Senior Police Inspector Sandeep Nigade said police would continue checks, particularly at establishments near educational institutions.
- Who
- The Anti-Narcotics Cell raided The Smoke Shop; police registered a case against its owner, Mohammad Tajuddin Abdullah.
- What
- Police seized hookah flavours and equipment worth around ₹92,000 and registered a case under the COTPA.
- When
- Friday, October 2, at around 12:30 p.m.; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The Smoke Shop, Bhoomi Tower, Sector 4, Kharghar, about 50 metres from ITM College, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The raid followed information received by the Anti-Narcotics Cell and residents’ concerns about hookah and tobacco products being sold near an educational institution.
Residents and police
Shop owner
Products sold near a college
Residents and police
Residents raised concerns about hookah and tobacco products being available close to ITM College, and police said they would continue checks near educational institutions.
Shop owner
The article reports that a case was registered against the shop owner but does not include his response or position.
- Seized items
- Tobacco-based hookah flavour cans, six hookah pots and four hookah pipes
- Estimated value
- Around ₹92,000
- Shop location
- Bhoomi Tower, Sector 4, Kharghar
- Distance from college
- About 50 metres from ITM College
- Raid time
- Around 12:30 p.m. on October 2
- Shop owner
- Mohammad Tajuddin Abdullah, 22
- Legal action
- Case registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act; owner taken into custody