Pune woman held for selling e-cigarettes and ganja from Viman Nagar jewellery shop

Pune, November 5, 2026: The Airport police have arrested a 22-year-old woman in Viman Nagar on the allegation that she sold e-cigarettes, banned hookah flavours and ganja under the cover of a cosmetic jewellery shop. Police raided her shop, Cloud Cartel, and seized goods worth Rs 2.17 lakh in all. The haul includes e-cigarettes, banned hookah flavours, 130 grams of ganja and other items.

The arrested woman has been identified as Abhilasha Pankaj Ahirrao. She is a resident of Viman Nagar.

According to police, constables Hariprasad Punde and Lalu Karhe received information about the illegal sale of e-cigarettes and hookah flavours in the Airport police station area. Acting on this, they raided shop number 9 of Cloud Cartel in Viman Nagar on November 3.

During the raid, police found e-cigarettes, banned hookah flavours and 130 grams of ganja inside the shop and in the storage compartment of a motorcycle parked outside. Police seized the entire stock.

The investigation has revealed that Ahirrao allegedly sold the banned goods by taking orders on a mobile phone. Police said she was targeting employees of IT companies, college students and young people in the Viman Nagar area.

Police said the woman earlier ran a shop in the Deccan area as well. She later closed it and opened this cosmetic jewellery shop in Viman Nagar. According to police, she allegedly used the new shop as a front for the illegal trade.

A case has been registered against her under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019, and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.

The action was taken under the guidance of Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil. Police are now examining the orders received on the mobile phone, the customers and the supply chain.