New Delhi:
The Delhi Police joined the viral meme fest “pawri ho rahi hai” (social gathering is on) on Twitter right now after officers seized 24 “hookahs” (smoking pipes) throughout a raid at a restaurant-cum-bar within the metropolis.
“Yehe Hum hain.. Yehe Hooke Hain.. Aur ab Pawri nahi ho rahi hai (That is us, these are hookahs and the social gathering is not on),” the Twitter deal with of Delhi Extra Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) posted, utilizing the phrase “pawri” (a humorous tackle the phrase social gathering) from a viral video.
“Pawri ho rahi hai” started trending on the Web after a video of Pakistani Instagram influencer and content material creator Dananeer Mobeen surfaced on-line and folks began utilizing to it to makes memes and ship throughout messages.
From his official deal with on Twitter, Extra Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Prashant Gautam posted a photograph of the seized hookahs and added: “PS: Some Pawris are usually not solely injurious to well being they’re unlawful too. Seized 24 Hooka from Rajouri Backyard space.”
Yehe Hum hain..
Yehe Hooke Hain..
Aur ab Pawri nahi ho rahi haiPS- Some Pawris are usually not solely injurious to well being they’re unlawful too. Seized 24 Hooka from Rajouri Backyard space. @CPDelhi@LtGovDelhi@DCPWestDelhi@DelhiPolice
— Addl DCP-I WEST DISTT (@i_addl) March 7, 2021
A senior police official mentioned throughout patrolling responsibility, sub-inspector Prakash Kashyap together with head constable Suresh raided the restaurant-cum-bar in west Delhi’s Rajouri Backyard space after receiving data that hookahs had been being served to prospects.
“The police crew discovered that COVID-19 protocols had been additionally not being adopted. There have been no screening machines or sanitizers on the restaurant. The shoppers had been additionally discovered to be smoking hookahs,” the senior police officer mentioned.
A case has been registered below the IPC part 269 (Negligent act prone to unfold an infection of illness harmful to life) and different related sections below COTPA prohibiting smoking in public locations, he mentioned.