Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui, others detained after raid at hookah bar in Mumbai

Stand-up comedian and 'Bigg Boss - 17' winner Munawar Faruqui was among 14 persons detained by the Mumbai police after they were found smoking hookahs during a raid in south Mumbai, an official said on March 27.

The Social Service branch of the city police conducted the raid at a hookah parlour located in the Bora Bazar area of Fort around 10:30 p.m. on March 26, and the operation continued till 5 a.m. of March 27, an official said.

"During the raid, the police found stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and others smoking hookahs at the joint. We also have a video of their act. We detained Mr. Faruqui and others, but they were later allowed to go as the sections slapped against them were bailable," a senior police official said.