# Manipal police book cafe manager and eight men over hookah smoking 2026-08-07T09:45:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Manipal police have registered a case against a cafe manager and eight men for allegedly smoking hookah at an establishment in Iris Plaza on DC Office Road, Vidyaratna Nagar. Police said they raided the cafe after receiving information and found the group seated with a hookah on the table. The manager-cum-cashier, Mohammed Shafaan, 22, was questioned and detained for allegedly providing hookah at the cafe. The eight men were identified as residents of Kundapura, Byndoor, Gangolli, Udupi and Kaup. Police registered the case under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act after preparing a spot mahazar and submitting a report. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: COTPA, hookah, Manipal, police, Udupi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/manipal-police-book-cafe-manager-and-eight-men-over-hookah-smoking/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/manipal-police-book-cafe-manager-and-eight-men-over-hookah-smoking/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.