Archive · 29 May 2025
Bengaluru Police Launch Tobacco Control Drive for World No Tobacco Day
The Bengaluru police are cracking down on tobacco use!
They're doing this because of World No Tobacco Day on May 31st.
The police will be watching out for people smoking in public, especially near schools.
They'll also check if shops are selling tobacco to kids and if places like malls and coffee bars are using hookahs.
In the past, the police have already caught many people breaking these rules and collected a lot of money in fines.
Doctors say that tobacco is bad for our health, and it's important to keep public areas smoke-free for everyone, especially children and families.
Bengaluru police launched a special drive against tobacco use in public places.
The drive runs from May 28th to May 31st, coinciding with World No Tobacco Day.
Police will monitor tobacco sales near schools and enforce smoke-free zones.
Cases will be booked against shopkeepers selling tobacco to minors.
The drive aims to curb e-cigarette use and hookah use in public spaces.
- Who
- Bengaluru Police
- What
- Special drive against tobacco use including public smoking and sales to minors.
- When
- May 28th to May 31st, 2024
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- To reduce tobacco use in public and promote public health for World No Tobacco Day.
- Initiative
- Special drive against tobacco use
- Start Date
- May 28, 2024
- End Date
- May 31, 2024
- Focus Areas
- Public smoking, sales to minors, e-cigarettes, hookah use
- Enforcement
- Police
- Relevant Act
- Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003
- Cases Booked (Jan-Apr 2024)
- 57,130
- Fines Collected (Jan-Apr 2024)
- Rs 80 lakhs