Bengaluru: FIR Against Virat Kohli's One8 Commune Eatery For Keeping Bar Open Beyond Deadline

An FIR was registered against cricketer Virat Kohli-owned One8 Commune eatery in MG road of Karnataka's Bengaluru for running operations beyond permissible time limit.

DCP Central said around three-four pubs have been booked for running late till 1:30 am last night.

A special drive was conducted on July 6 following complaints that many restaurants and pubs in central Bengaluru were operating beyond the stipulated closing time of 1 am, officials said.

"We received complaints of loud music being played. Pubs were allowed to remain open only till 1 am and not beyond that," news agency ANI quoted DCP Central as saying.

Virat Kohli's One8 Commune has multiple branches in in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata. The Bengaluru branch, opened in December last year, is located on the sixth floor of Ratnam's Complex.

Last year, One8 Commune's Mumbai branch was in a controversy after a man from Tamil Nadu alleged he was denied entry into the earery for wearing a "veshti". The man, in a post on microblogging platform X, had said the treatment left him "disappointed" and "hurt".

One8 Commune again hit headlines last year after the Delhi High Court restrained it from playing songs on which Phonohit graphic Performance Limited (PPL) holds copyright.

According to the police, when a sub-inspector of Cubbon Park police station, who was on patrolling duty, reached One8 Commune at around 1.20 am, it was found that the manager was allegedly still operating the pub.

"After we received complaints that certain pubs and hotels were operating beyond the permitted time, a special drive was carried out on the night of July 6," news agency PTI quoted a police officer as saying.

"Based on the violations found, we have registered an FIR against the manager of One8 Commune and four other establishments under the Karnataka Police Act for violation at Cubbon Park police station," he added.