In a post-midnight raid, sleuths from the Crime Branch of Pune city police swooped down on 11 pubs, 5-star hotels and hookah joints across the city and registered cases under different sections of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and Bombay Police Act. After assuming charge of Pune City police, Commissioner of Police K Venkatesham has ordered a crackdown on illegal activities. The raid continued from 1 am to 4 am on Sunday by Crime and EOW Units of Crime Branch as hookah is not permitted by law.

As per information received from the Crime Branch, the raids were conducted at Maclaren's Pub, Daily All Day, The Bar Stock Exchange all in Koregaon Park; Ykee, Knight Rider, Night Sky, Westin Hotel, Penthouse, Hard Rock Cafe, Okwood Lounge, Blue Shack that fall under the Mundhwa police station, and Miami at JW Marriott on Senapati Bapat road under the Chatushringi police station.