A Brick Lane curry house has been closed for three months after claims of aggressive touting and a police sergeant being branded "f***ing cheeky" by the manager.
The Famous Curry Bazaar has seen its licence suspended by Tower Hamlets councillors, who were told owners had breached a by-law banning touting in the restaurant-packed road.
Manager Mohammed Jubar Ahmed, who has previously been an outspoken critic of changes to Brick Lane restaurant opening hours, has also been removed from his position.
A licensing committee this month heard there had been complaints from the public about "aggressive" tactics to lure them inside the restaurant, which proudly claims to have won several awards.
In an email to the council, one woman claimed her 16-year-old daughter had recently been persuaded in with the offer of a free bottle of wine.
On October last year, just hours after 72 non-duty bottles of wine had been seized from his store, Mr Ahmed even approached three plain clothed police officers in the street to offer them a £15 meal deal, it was claimed.
And, in documents presented to the hearing, Sergeant Alys Williams claimed Mr Ahmed went on a foul-mouthed rant to her and colleagues during a visit there on April 2 this year.
According to Sgt Williams, he snapped: "She is f***ing cheeky. Get out of my premises.
"I want you out. Get f***ing out now. I own this. It's my business. I'll do what I want."
The hearing also heard claims that a policewoman investigating an assault of a staff member at another restaurant last year was called a "silly c***" by a group of men standing outside the Curry Bazaar.
A Tower Hamlets licensing committee concluded the business had a history of touting and breaching its licence.
The local authority’s deputy mayor for community affairs Councillor Shiria Khatun said afterwards: "The hearing decision demonstrates that we are prepared to take swift and decisive action if restaurants are found to be flouting the rules and continuing to tout for business.”
The Standard has approached Curry Bazaar for a comment.
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