Pune Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly selling e-cigarettes, hookah flavours and ganja through a cosmetic jewellery shop in Viman Nagar.

The action was carried out by Viman Tal Police Station on November 3, 2026, at Cloud Cartel, a shop located at Shop No. 09, Dream Land, Viman Nagar, Pune.

According to Pune Police, officers received information that prohibited e-cigarettes and hookah flavours were being sold from the shop. Acting on the information, police conducted a raid and recovered e-cigarettes, hookah flavours and 130 grams of ganja from the premises and the dickey of a motorcycle parked outside the shop.

The arrested woman has been identified as Abhilasha Pankaj Ahirrao, 22, a resident of Viman Nagar, Pune. Police said she was operating the illegal business by accepting orders over the phone and arranging sales, including home delivery. (Pune News)

According to the police, she had previously operated a shop in Deccan, which she closed last month before starting the cosmetic jewellery business under the name Cloud Cartel in Viman Nagar. She allegedly used the shop as a front for selling prohibited products, targeting IT company employees, students from large colleges and young people in the area.

The seized prohibited hookah flavours, e-cigarettes, ganja and related materials have been valued at approximately ₹2,17,100.

A case has been registered against the woman at Viman Tal Police Station under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the Electronic Cigarettes Prohibition Act, 2019, and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of senior Pune Police officials, with officers and personnel from Viman Tal Police Station participating in the raid. (Pune News)

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