Teens spent around Rs 1,000 every night puffing away until the wee hours. Life was all cool, and the weekends were puffing good.

Enter Home Minister RR Patil, the man who managed to throw dance bars out of business a couple of years ago. He has now turned his undivided attention to sheesha parlours in the state. On Monday, Patil said that the home department is contemplating imposing a complete ban on these sheesha joints in the state.