Kanpur: Police raided an illegal hookah bar operating under the guise of a restaurant at UP 78 Hotel in the Barra police station area and arrested two people.The accused were identified as Akash Tiwari and Abhishek Kumar.Police seized nine hookahs, six chilams, five pipes, a packet of coal, seven cloud canisters, a packet of flavoured tobacco, two pluckers and other equipment from the spot.The raid was led by Barra police station in-charge Kshitij Kumar. The team also included senior sub-inspector Rajesh Kumar Singh and sub-inspectors Jitendra Kumar and Badam Singh.Police said legal action was being taken against the accused.
