New Delhi: Stand-up comedian and ‘Bigg Boss 17’ winner Munawar Faruqui was briefly arrested in Mumbai late on Tuesday after a raid on a hookah bar. According to news agency ANI, which cited a Mumbai police official, he was later released from custody after a case was filed. The details suggest that Faruqui was charged under the COTPA, or the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.

On Tuesday night, the hookah bar was raided, and 13 more people were taken into custody. Reportedly, police claim that 9 hookah pots worth Rs 13,500 and Rs 4,400 in cash was seized during the raid on Tuesday, as the hookah parlour in the Fort district of the city was operating illegally. Police was informed that tobacco products were being sold at a hookah parlour within the hotel.

A complaint has been filed according to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act. All detainees were booked under the said act. The place is still being searched by the cops.

At the time of the raids, Faruqui was present at the hookah bar. He was later penalised when the results of his medical testing were positive.