A popular central London restaurant is facing sanctions after being accused of hiring illegal workers to avoid paying proper wages and tax .

Immigration enforcement officers raided Sadaf, in Westbourne Grove, following a "tip off" that the business was "employing illegal workers so they can pay them less and avoid taxes", the Home Office said.

The restaurant , named one of the best Persian eateries in the capital, was visited in April and officers discovered a man who had overstayed his visa working there.

He had entered the UK in January 2023 on a student visa and should have left 18 months later, according to documents submitted to Westminster Council .

The Indian national claimed to have been working about 20 hours a week and was paid £890 a month. He was deported two we

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