Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against Virat Kohli-owned One8 Commune pub and several other establishments on MG Road for operating beyond the stipulated time.
According to DCP Central, the pubs were found to be open till 1.30 am. The permitted closing time is 1 am.
The police action came after receiving complaints about loud music being played in the area late at night. One8 Commune pub, located near the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium, is among the pubs booked for violating the rules.
"We received complaints of loud music also being played in the night. The investigation is ongoing, and further action will be taken accordingly," the police officer said.
Virat Kohli's One8 Commune has branches in other metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata. The Bengaluru branch was launched in December last year. It is located on the sixth floor of Ratnam's Complex.
Last year, a controversy erupted after a man from Tamil Nadu, in a video on X, narrated how he was denied entry into the Mumbai branch of One8 Commune for wearing a "veshti". The man said the treatment left him "disappointed" and "hurt".
The Virat-Kohli-owned restaurant chain was also in the news last year after the Delhi High Court restrained One8 Commune from playing songs on which Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) holds the copyright.
