31 cases booked, Rs. 4,200 fine collected
Mysuru: In a move to curb tobacco menace in public places, the officials of the District Health and Family Welfare Department, District Surveillance Office and District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC), with the help of Jayalakshmipuram Police, raided shops which were selling tobacco products illegally by violating Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) rules in the surroundings of Mahajana College and Kalidasa road and have booked 31 cases besides collecting a total of Rs. 4,200 from the violators yesterday, said District Surveillance and Programme Officer Dr. Shivaprasad.
