A SUPERMARKET labelled a “magnet for crime and anti-social behaviour” is in trouble again as police asked for its alcohol licence to be taken away.

Shankar Superstore hit the headlines last year when its former owner, Alkarathnam Thushyanthan, had his licence revoked.

Staff had been caught selling alcohol to children, immigration officials arrested four people on the premises, and despite an appeal to the courts Mr Thushyanthan lost his right to sell alcohol as the store manager.

A new owner was granted a licence to run the South Harrow shop in January, despite protests from Harrow Police licensing sergeant Carl Davis that it could not be proved Mr Thushyanthan was not still involved in running the superstore.

Police have today asked for the licence to be revoked again, pointing to a catalogue of incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour where staff at the superstore were said to have hindered police investigations.

Sergeant Davis wrote: “This premises has been a magnet for crime and anti-social behaviour.

“Only after sworn assurances from the individual who purported to be a “new” licence holder and manager was a new licence issued.

“Since the issue of that licence, there has continued to be serious crime and disorder at or linked to the premises.

“Staff at the premises have obstructed or hindered the investigation of these crimes.”

He added there was evidence alcohol had been sold after hours, as well as to a drunk man, and Sergeant Davis remains unconvinced Mr Thushyanthan is not heavily involved in running the shop.

In evidence presented to the council, he listed violent and disruptive incidents which have taken place in and around the shop during the last year.

These include a serious assault on May 10 when two men were slashed across the face with a broken bottle at nearby Kebab Express.

Despite evidence to suggest the bottle had been bought at Shankar Superstore, and that one of the suspects had been drinking brandy bought in the shop, staff have so far failed to give police the CCTV footage from that day, and have been accused of being “uncooperative” to officers.

The owner of the store, in Station Road, will now have to face a panel of councillors in a bid to keep his licence.