Two sell tobacco to children, arrested

The Asian Age.  | Priyanka Navalkar

Metros, Mumbai

The duo has been booked under the Juvenile Justice Act.

As part of an initiative started by zone 9 of Mumbai police, under the guidance of DCP Paramjit Singh Dahiya. (Representational Image)

Mumbai: The Amboli police has arrested two men who own shops near schools and were caught selling tobacco products to minors in school uniforms over the past one week. The duo has been booked under the Juvenile Justice Act. As part of an initiative started by zone 9 of Mumbai police, under the guidance of DCP Paramjit Singh Dahiya, police officers are conducting a reconnaissance and raiding shops selling tobacco products to minor students within a 100m radius of schools.

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