India, Jan. 10 -- The Mumbai Crime Branch has raided the iconic Light of Persia restaurant in South Mumbai and seized 157 banned e-cigarettes valued at Rs.4.71 lakh, registering a case against the owner under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.

The raid was carried out by Crime Branch Unit II at the 97-year-old restaurant located on Dr Gopalrao Deshmukh Road in the Cumbala Hill area, following specific information that banned e-cigarettes were being sold from the premises.

Police identified the accused as Hamid Raza Safar Ali Karimi, 44, who runs the restaurant. "Acting on a tip-off, our team conducted a search of the establishment and recovered banned e-cigarettes of various flavours," a Crime Branch officer said.

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