Virat Kohli's Bengaluru pub One 8 Commune runs into trouble… booked for THIS violation

Indian men's cricket team star and Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) banner player Virat Kohli's pub and restaurant in the southern city's posh Cubbon Park area has again run into trouble with local authorities, according to an ANI report.

What is the case?

Cubbon Park police have registered a suo-moto case against Virat Kohli-owned establishment ‘One 8 Commune’ for violations under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), it added.

The pub has been booked under Sections 4 and 21 of COTPA for not having a designated zone within the restaurant for smoking, the report said.

Not the first time…

This is not the first time that the Virat Kohli-owned pub and restaurant is facing action. 

• In June 2024, One 8 Commune was slapped with an FIR for operating beyond the stipulated time.

According to a report by News18, the Cubbon Park noted that the pub, situated at the top floor of Ratnam complex on Kasturba Road, was buzzing even after 1 am. “The One8 Commune pub at Kasturba Road was found serving customers at 1.20 am on July 6, which is beyond the closing time,” the FIR stated.

According to a Hindustan Times report, the pub was found operating beyond permitted hours during police night patrols. Notably, pubs in Bengaluru can serve customers until 1 am, and they are supposed to stop operations after 1 am, it added.

• Later, in December 2024, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had also issued a notice to the restaurant for not obtaining an no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Fire Department, for operations.

The notice came after a social activist lodged a complaint, causing the Shantinagar BBMP officials to act. Despite an earlier notice, the pub failed to respond, which had led to the BBMP issuing a warning about legal action, as per the HT report.

(With inputs from ANI)