A Hereford Indian restaurant has had its alcohol and late food licence suspended with immediate effect after a member of staff was found to be working there illegally.

A meeting of Herefordshire Council’s licensing subcommittee on Wednesday (November 22) had been called to rule on the licence of Razbari restaurant in the city’s Eign Street, where police arrested a Bangladeshi man in a joint agency operation last week.

The meeting was held largely in closed session, “as it is likely we will discuss individuals’ details”, committee chair Coun Polly Andrews said.

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She later announced that councillors, having heard “compelling and credible” representation from West Mercia Police, as well as from a representative of the licence holder, had decided to suspend the premises licence immediately as an interim measure, ahead of a full review on the case which will be considered on December 14.

The restaurant had previously lost its licence over a similar issue, though under different management.