In a state-wide operation, the Excise Department carried out a checking and monitoring operation against liquor bars and restaurants in parts of the district, including Nayagaon, last night and seized hookahs, beer, illicit liquor being served to customers in violation of law.
Giving details of the operation, Cheema said in Mohali district’s Nayagaon area, one restaurant ‘I love Hot shot’ was found serving ‘hookahs’ which was meant for sale in Chandigarh only, thereby violating various provisions of law.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has denied the charges levelled by Shelja, a witness in a bribery case, that she was threatened and pressurised by the investigating agency.