After assuming charge of Pune city police, Commissioner of Police K Venkatesham has ordered a crackdown on illegal activities across the city
There were 6000 to 7000 youngsters. Police officials said that they have received many complaints from parents about addiction among their children. These raids were carried out under the supervision of Additional Commissioner of Police Pradip Deshpande, DCPs Jyotipriya Singh, and Shirish Sardeshpande; by ACPs Nilesh More and Bhanupratap Barge, six Police Inspectors, six assistant police inspectors and 40 staffs of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Crime units.
Earlier on Monday, the police had taken action against seven well-known spots including Carnival, Shisha, Malibu Café, Holy Smoke, Hook Me Up and Village Hotel. These are hotels in areas like Kondhwa, Mundhwa, Koregaon Park, Hinjewadi and Deccan, where the police have increased late night patrolling. The police have also filed cases against 55 persons for smoking hookah.
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